Mississippi Burning(1988)
12/8/1988Released
12/2/1988Premiere
Washington, D.C
12/8/1988Theatrical (limited)
1/27/1989Theatrical
CrimeDramaMysteryThrillerRated R128 min.
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.
"1964. When America was at war with itself."
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PRODUCTION
OriginUnited States of America
Languagesen
CompaniesOrion Pictures/Frederick Zollo Productions
Budget15 M$
Revenue34.6 M$
Estimate ROI231 %