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Mississippi Burning

  • December 8, 1988
  • 128 min.
  • Drama, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
  • United States
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.

Original title: Mississippi Burning

5

nominations

60%

winning rate

3

wins

British Academy Film Awards #43 - 1990

Award People Status
Best Directing Alan Parker
Best Cinematography Peter Biziou Winner
Best Original Score Trevor Jones
Best Sound Bill Phillips, Danny Michael, Robert J. Litt, Elliot Tyson, Rick Kline Winner
Best Film Editing Gerry Hambling Winner

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