Mississippi Burning
7.8
“1964. When America was at war with itself.”
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.
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Cast
64 people
Gene Hackman
Agent Rupert Anderson
Known for
The Royal Tenenbaums
Unforgiven
Willem Dafoe
Agent Alan Ward
Known for
Spider-Man
Aquaman
Frances McDormand
Mrs. Pell
Known for
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Fargo
Brad Dourif
Deputy Clinton Pell
Known for
Chucky
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
R. Lee Ermey
Mayor Tilman
Known for
Full Metal Jacket
Se7en
Gailard Sartain
Sheriff Stuckey
Known for
The Patriot
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
Tom Mason
Judge
Stephen Tobolowsky
Townley
Known for
Groundhog Day
Memento
Michael Rooker
Frank Bailey
Known for
Guardians of the Galaxy
The Walking Dead
Pruitt Taylor Vince
Lester Cowens
Known for
The Legend of 1900
Constantine
Badja Djola
Agent Monk
Known for
The Last Boy Scout
The Hurricane
Kevin Dunn
Agent Bird
Known for
Veep
Unstoppable
Alan Parker Director · Chris Gerolmo Screenplay Trevor Jones Composer
Worldwide gross $35M · Budget $15M · United States release December 8, 1988
Box office
Budget
$15,000,000
Worldwide gross
$34,604,000
Gross vs. budget
2.3×
Production
Orion Pictures
Production · Studio
Frederick Zollo Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 2, 1988
Premiere · Washington, D.C
United States · December 8, 1988
Limited theatrical
United States
January 27, 1989 · Theatrical
Argentina
March 16, 1989 · Theatrical
Australia
February 16, 1989 · Theatrical
Austria
March 1, 1989 · Theatrical
Belgium
March 30, 1989 · Limited theatrical · Gent
Brazil
March 23, 1989 · Theatrical
August 11, 2004 · Physical · mj.gov.br - Hoolywood Classics
Canada
December 8, 1988 · Limited theatrical
China
June 1, 2001 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
Denmark
March 25, 1989 · Theatrical
Finland
March 24, 1989 · Theatrical
France
March 29, 1989 · Theatrical
July 3, 1990 · Physical · VHS
November 30, 1999 · Physical · DVD
June 23, 2019 · TV · Arte
July 17, 2019 · Digital · VOD
May 12, 2020 · Physical · Blu-Ray
July 15, 2020 · Theatrical · Re-release, restored version
May 24, 2026 · Digital · Arte•tv
May 24, 2026 · TV · Arte
September 19, 2026 · TV · Canal+ Grand Écran
Germany
February 17, 1989 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
April 6, 1989 · Theatrical · West Germany
April 27, 1990 · Theatrical · East Germany
June 23, 2019 · TV · Arte
May 24, 2026 · Digital · Arte•tv
May 24, 2026 · TV · Arte
Greece
March 22, 1989 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
March 22, 1989 · Theatrical
Hungary
August 9, 1990 · Theatrical
Ireland
May 5, 1989 · Theatrical
Israel
March 17, 2020 · Physical · Blu-ray
Italy
February 23, 1989 · Theatrical
Japan
March 11, 1989 · Theatrical
Mexico
January 1, 2000 · Physical · DVD
Netherlands
March 16, 1989 · Theatrical
January 1, 2005 · Physical · DVD
July 4, 2009 · TV · Nederland 3
September 14, 2015 · Physical · Blu ray
Norway
March 16, 1989 · Theatrical
Poland
August 30, 2018 · TV
Portugal
March 30, 1989 · Theatrical
Russia
July 1, 1989 · Premiere · Moscow Film Festival
June 4, 1990 · Theatrical
Russia
July 1, 1995 · Physical · VHS
Singapore
April 23, 2021 · Physical · Blu-ray
South Africa
April 21, 1989 · Theatrical
South Korea
March 20, 1989 · Theatrical
Spain
March 19, 1989 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 10, 1989 · Theatrical
Switzerland
April 5, 1989 · Theatrical · French
April 7, 1989 · Theatrical · German
Türkiye
December 1, 1989 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
September 27, 2015 · Physical · Blu-ray
United Kingdom
May 5, 1989 · Theatrical
XC
August 1, 1990 · Theatrical
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