Mississippi Burning
1988
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Synopsis
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.
Facts
Awards
Academy Award for Best Cinematography, National Board of Review: Top Ten Films, National Board of Review Award for Best Film
Setting
Mississippi
Filming location
Alabama
Production
Orion Pictures
Original language
English
Trailer
Stills
Festival History
- Academy Awards 1989 academy_award
- Berlin International Film Festival 1989 generic
- Golden Globes (USA) 1989 generic
- National Board of Review 1988 generic
