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05/05/1989 (GB)
Drama, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
2h 8m
- 77% (1731 votes)
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1964. When America was at war with itself.
Overview
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.
- Alan ParkerDirector
- Chris GerolmoScreenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$15,000,000
Revenue
$34,604,000
Keywords
- suicide
- sheriff
- police
- funeral
- ku klux klan
- mississippi river
- shotgun
- fbi
- deputy sheriff
- motel
- u.s. navy
- rope
- burning cross
- based on true story
- murder
- racism
- dramatic
- callous
- compassionate
- disheartening
- empathetic
- harsh
- tragic
Top Billed 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 Stuckey
Stephen Tobolowsky
Townley
Michael Rooker
Frank Bailey
Pruitt Taylor Vince
Lester Cowens
Badja Djola
Agent Monk
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