Mississippi Burning
Turkish title: Mississippi yanıyor
“1964. When America was at war with itself.”
1988 · 2 h 8 min
Directed by 
Alan Parker
Alan ParkerCast
Gene Hackman 
Willem Dafoe 
Frances McDormand
Credits
Written by: Chris Gerolmo
Plot
Two FBI agents investigate the disappearance of three civil rights workers in 1964 Mississippi, a state dominated by racism and the Ku Klux Klan.
Sinekatalog’s take
Alan Parker's thriller follows FBI agents investigating three murdered civil-rights workers in 1964. Gripping and well acted, though criticised for centring white agents in a Black struggle.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.8 / 10 (129,212 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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