Mississippi Burning (1988)

Mississippi Burning (1988)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1988-12-08 United States of America 128 Min. PG-13
7.666 1757 votes
Drama, Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Overview

Two FBI agents investigating the murder of civil rights workers during the 60s seek to breach the conspiracy of silence in a small Southern town where segregation divides black and white. The younger agent trained in FBI school runs up against the small town ways of his partner, a former sheriff.

Cast

Gene Hackman is Agent Rupert Anderson
Agent Rupert Anderson
Willem Dafoe is Agent Alan Ward
Agent Alan Ward
Frances McDormand is Mrs. Pell
Mrs. Pell
Brad Dourif is Deputy Clinton Pell
Deputy Clinton Pell
R. Lee Ermey is Mayor Tilman
Mayor Tilman
Gailard Sartain is Sheriff Stuckey
Sheriff Stuckey
Stephen Tobolowsky is Townley
Townley
Michael Rooker is Frank Bailey
Frank Bailey
Pruitt Taylor Vince is Lester Cowens
Lester Cowens
Badja Djola is Agent Monk
Agent Monk
Kevin Dunn is Agent Bird
Agent Bird
Frankie Faison is Eulogist
Eulogist
Thomas B. Mason is Judge (as Tom Mason)
Judge (as Tom Mason)
Geoffrey Nauffts is Goatee
Goatee
Rick Zieff is Passenger
Passenger
Christopher White is Black Passenger
Black Passenger
Gladys Greer is Hattie
Hattie
Jake Gipson is Mose
Mose
Dianne Lancaster is Waitress
Waitress
Stanley W. Collins is Hollis
Hollis
Daniel Winford is Fennis
Fennis
Marc Clement is Floyd Swilley
Floyd Swilley
Larry Shuler is Earl Cooke
Earl Cooke
Stephen Bridgewater is Wesley Cooke
Wesley Cooke
Bob Penny is Curtis Foy
Curtis Foy
James F. Moore is Barber
Barber
Park Overall is Connie
Connie
Georgia F. Wise is Beauty Parlor Woman 1
Beauty Parlor Woman 1
Lois Allen is Beauty Parlor Woman 2
Beauty Parlor Woman 2
Barry Davis Jim, Sr. is Choctaw Man
Choctaw Man
Dan Desmond is Television Commentator (voice)
Television Commentator (voice)
Darius McCrary is Aaron Williams
Aaron Williams
Lou Walker is Vertis Williams
Vertis Williams
Billie Jean Young is Mrs. Williams
Mrs. Williams
Alisa R. Patrick is Church Soloist
Church Soloist
Barbara Gibson is Church Soloist
Church Soloist
Pat Funderburk is Pell Maid
Pell Maid
Tobin Bell is Agent Stokes
Agent Stokes
Mark Jeffrey Miller is Fire Bomber
Fire Bomber
John P. Fertitta is T.V. Commentator
T.V. Commentator
Charles Franzen is Interviewer & Reporter
Interviewer & Reporter
Tonea Stewart is Mrs. Walker
Mrs. Walker
Robert F. Colesberry is Cameraman
Cameraman
Frederick Zollo is Reporter
Reporter
Ron De Roxtra is Reporter
Reporter
Doug Jackson is Reporter
Reporter
Gary Moody is Reporter
Reporter
Robert Erickson is Reporter
Reporter
Ed Geldart is Fire Bomber
Fire Bomber
Mert Hatfield is Fire Bomber
Fire Bomber
James Eric is Fire Bomber
Fire Bomber
Daniel Chapman is Agent MacMillan
Agent MacMillan
Rick Washburn is Agent Brodsky
Agent Brodsky
Robert Glaudini is Agent Nash
Agent Nash
Ken Magee is Agent Reilly
Agent Reilly
Paul Henderson is Local #1 (uncredited)
Local #1 (uncredited)
Ralph Pruitt Vaughn is Peckerwood (uncredited)
Peckerwood (uncredited)
Jesse Merle Speaks is Pecan Vendor
Pecan Vendor
Simeon Teague is Obie Walker
Obie Walker
Brenda Dunlap is Mrs. Cowens
Mrs. Cowens
E.A. Thrall is Agent Tubbs
Agent Tubbs
Kenneth Magee is Agent Reilly
Agent Reilly

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