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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.
- $34.6 million
- Trevor Jones
- $15 million
Jan 27, 1989 · Two FBI agents investigate the disappearance of civil rights activists in a segregated Southern town. The film is inspired by the real case of the Ku Klux Klan killing three CORE workers in Mississippi.
- (106K)
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Alan Parker
- 1989-01-27
Jun 21, 2022 · The FBI's role in the investigation of the 1964 disappearance and murder of three civil rights workers in Mississippi, known as the Mississippi Burning case. Learn about the events, the suspects, the trial, and the legacy of this historic case that galvanized the nation and led to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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
When a group of civil rights workers goes missing in a small Mississippi town, FBI agents Alan Ward (Willem Dafoe) and Rupert Anderson (Gene Hackman) are sent in to investigate.
- (1.3K)
- Alan Parker
- R
- Gene Hackman
Two FBI agents investigate the disappearance of civil rights workers in Mississippi in 1964, facing racism, violence, and a conspiracy of silence. The movie depicts the brutal reality of segregation, the Ku Klux Klan, and the struggle for justice in the Jim Crow era.
Jun 23, 2016 · The Department of Justice and State of Mississippi close the investigation of three civil rights workers killed by KKK members in 1964, after finding no new evidence or convictions. The case, which started in 1964, was reopened in 2005 and 2010, and the KKK leader was convicted of manslaughter in 2010. The case sparked a national debate on civil rights and justice.
