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Mississippi Burning

Summary: Two F.B.I. Agents with wildly different styles arrive in Mississippi to investigate the disappearance of some civil rights activists.
Runtime: 2 h 08 min
MPAA: R

Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 15,000,000
Domestic: $ 34,603,943
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1960sabuse of poweractivistafrican americanairplanealibiamerican cultureamerican indianamerican indian reservationamerican southandrew goodman characteranti semitismarrestarrested manarsonautopsybarber shopbarbershopbased on true storybeatingbeating a womanbeauty parlorbeauty salonbedridden manbeerbeing watchedbigotryblack americanblood splatterbombingboybrother brother relationshipbrutalityburialburned out churchburning crosscadillaccastrationcatfishcemeterychasechewing tobaccochild abusechoctaw tribechurchchurch on firecivil rightscivil rights activistcivil rights movementconfederate flagconspiracycorruptioncounter terrorismcourtcourthousecourtroomcover upcriminal investigationcross burningcrotch grabcultcult leaderdead livestockdehumanizationdemonstrationdeputy sheriffdestroyed gravestonedigging up a dead bodydinerdisappearancedomestic terrorismdomestic violencedrunken maneatingevil manex sheriffexploding houseextreme prejudicefalstaff beerfamily relationshipsfarmfascismfather daughter relationshipfather son relationshipfbi agentfbi federal bureau of investigationfearfemale gospel singerfightfilletng a catfishfirefirebombflowersfoodfuneralfuneral processiongay slurgospel musicgospel singergrabbed in the crotchgravestoneguiltgunshothangingharassmenthate crimehatredhonky tonk musichospitalhotel roomhouse on firehusband wife relationshiphypocrisyiced teaidealismindependent filminterrogationinvestigationjailjames chaney characterjewjudgejusticekidnappingkiller copknocking on a doorku klux klanlicense plate numberlielife supportlocal policemanlynchingmale slaps a maleman tied to a treeman wears eyeglassesmayormedia frenzymichael schwerner charactermissing manmissing personmissing teenage boymississippimolotov cocktailmoralitymorguemotelmother daughter relationshipmother son relationshipmovie theatermurdermurder investigationn wordnaacp national association for the advancement of colored peoplenative americannative american reservationold womanorganized crimepastorphiladelphia mississippiphotographpolicepolice brutalitypolice carpolice corruptionpoliticsprayingpremeditated murderprotestpsychopathpurposefully cutting someone's facepursuitrace relationsracial discriminationracial hatredracial injusticeracial prejudiceracial segregationracial slurracial tensionracial violenceracismracist organizationrainstormreference to martin luther king jr.reporterrestaurantrifleriotsearchsheriffshooting through a windowshot in the headshotgunsmall townsouthern gothicsouthern u.s.speechspiritual musicstakeoutstate name in titlestory tellingstraight razorsubterfugesuicidesuicide by hangingsurveillanceswampteasingterrorismthreatthreat to castratethreat to murdertimeframe 1960stombstonetorturetow trucktown with a secrettwo word titleu.s. naval reserveu.s. navy sailorunhappy marriageunited statesviolencevomitingvoting activistvoting rightswading in waterwatching baseball on tvwatching someonewatching tvwater fountainwedding photographwhite anglo saxon protestantwhite saviorwife beaterwitnessyear 1964
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