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Mississippi Burning   1988         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