Movie Settings Database

Mississippi Burning

Where:

Mississippi

When:

The 1960s

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

Released in 1988 — 128 minutes

Genres:

Thriller Crime Drama

Language:

English