Search results
Budget. $15 million. Box office. $34.6 million [1] Mississippi Burning is a 1988 American crime thriller film directed by Alan Parker and written by Chris Gerolmo that is loosely based on the 1964 murder investigation of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner in Mississippi.
Jan 27, 1989 · Two FBI agents investigate the murder of civil rights activists in 1960s Mississippi, where segregation and racism divide black and white. The film is inspired by the real case of the Ku Klux Klan and features Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe and Frances McDormand.
- (111K)
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Alan Parker
- 1989-01-27
The murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner, also known as the Freedom Summer murders, the Mississippi civil rights workers' murders, or the Mississippi Burning murders, were the abduction and murder of three activists in Philadelphia, Mississippi, in June 1964, during the Civil Rights Movement. The victims were James Chaney from Meridian ...
Jun 21, 2022 · Learn how the FBI investigated the 1964 murders of three civil rights workers by the KKK in Mississippi, and how the case led to the passage of the Civil Rights Act. See photos, timeline, and links to more information.
Jun 28, 2021 · The Mississippi Department of Archives and History has made public the previously sealed records of the investigation into the killings of three civil rights workers in 1964. The case files, photos and documents include FBI memos, witness testimonies and the conviction of a Klansman leader.
- 4 min
A 1989 film based on the true story of the FBI investigation into the disappearance of three civil rights workers in Mississippi in 1964. See the cast, crew, reviews, ratings, clips, photos and more on Rotten Tomatoes.
- (1.3K)
- Alan Parker
- R
- Gene Hackman
People also ask
What happened in Mississippi Burning?
Is Mississippi Burning based on a true story?
Why was Mississippi Burning criticized?
When was Mississippi Burning filmed?
Listen to the secret White House tapes of President Johnson's conversations during the 1964 disappearance and murder of three civil rights activists in Mississippi. Explore the historical context, sources, and controversies of this tragic episode in the Freedom Summer.
