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  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.

  2. Two FBI agents investigate the murder of civil rights activists in a racist town in 1960s Mississippi. The film stars Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe, and Frances McDormand, and is based on a true story.

  3. Jan 30, 2024 · The film is loosely based on the murder of three civil rights workers in Mississippi in 1964, but changes some details for dramatic effect. Learn how the film depicts the...

  4. 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.

  5. 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. Local authorities...

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  6. millercenter.org › educational-resources › mississippi-burningMississippi Burning - Miller Center

    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.

  7. A drama crime film about two FBI agents investigating the murder of civil rights workers in a segregated Southern town in 1964. Watch the trailer, see the cast and crew, and read the user score and reviews on TMDB.

  8. A movie about the FBI investigation of the disappearance and murder of three civil rights workers in Mississippi in 1964. The plot follows the conflict between two agents with different styles and methods, and the racism and violence they face in the segregated South.

  9. A gritty police drama based on a true story of the 1964 murders of three civil rights workers in Mississippi. The film captures the racism, the fear and the justice of that era with subtlety and realism.

  10. Set in 1964 Mississippi, a seasoned FBI agent and his fresh out of school partner use wildly divergent tactics when investigating the disappearance of three civil rights activists by the Ku Klux Klan.