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Mississippi Burning

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"1964. When America was at war with itself."

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R 1989 · 2h 8m
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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.

Theatrical
Jan 27, 1989
DVD / Blu-ray
May 27, 1998
Box Office
$34.6M
Budget
$15.0M
Return
2.3x
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Orion Pictures, Frederick Zollo Productions
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Guilt and Responsibility in Mississippi Burning
Agent Bird I don't understand why he did it. He wasn't in on it. He wasn't even Klan.
[the mayor has hung himself]
Ward Mr. Bird, he was guilty. Anyone's guilty who lets these things happens and pretends like it isn't. No, he was guilty all right. Just as guilty as the fanatics who pulled the trigger. Maybe we all are.
Pursuing Justice in Federal Court
Ward The whole thing, huh? Bullet by bullet. I don't suppose you're interested in words like coercion, or hearsay, or duress. This is no good in court.
Anderson We're not in court, Mr. Ward. That's a state charge. These hayseeds will never prosecute.
Ward I know that!

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