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Mississippi Burning   1988     3 stars    R, 127 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Alan Parker  
Cast: Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe, Frances McDormand, Brad Dourif, R. Lee Ermey, Gailard Sartain, Stephen Tobolowsky, Michael Rooker, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Badja Djola, Frankie Faison, Kevin Dunn, Tom Mason, Geoffrey Nauffts, Rick Zieff

  This is a very good film about three civil rights workers who were killed in Mississippi during the height of racial problems of the 1960s. FBI agents Ward (Willem Dafoe) and Anderson (Gene Hackman), with different backgrounds, arrive to investigate. They overcome their differences and work together, and information from the town sheriff's wife (Frances McDormand) helps in solving the case. The film won an Oscar for Best Cinematography and was nominated for six others, including Best Picture, Actor (Hackman), Supporting Actress (Frances McDormand) and Director.



Cast
Gene Hackman Agent Rupert Anderson
Willem Dafoe Agent Alan Ward
Frances McDormand Mrs. Pell
Brad Dourif Deputy Clinton Pell
R. Lee Ermey Mayor Tilman
Gailard Sartain Sheriff Ray Stuckey
Stephen Tobolowsky Clayton Townley
Michael Rooker Frank Bailey
Pruitt Taylor Vince Lester Cowans
Badja Djola Agent Monk
Frankie Faison Eulogist
Kevin Dunn Agent Bird
Tom Mason Judge
Geoffrey Nauffts Goatee
Rick Zieff Passenger

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Mississippi Burning (1988)
Gene Hackman
Oscars: Best Actor for The French Connection (1971), Best Supporting Actor for Unforgiven (1992)
Frances McDormand
Oscar: Best Actress for Fargo (1996)


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