Mississippi Burning
1988 Directed by Alan Parker
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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 former Sheriff partner.
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Sir Alan Parker seems to get a bit if a hard time on here. Not sure why? He seems to court controversy with some politically sensitive subjects,but has handled them pretty fairly. Historical accuracy usually being the first stone thrown at him,he always sites that his films are a dramatization of whatever story he is telling.
This heavily Oscar nominated drama centres around three missing Civil Rights Activists who are believed murdered in Mississippi.Sure enough they are dead. Set in 1964 ,this is loosely based on real life events.Another impressive cast bring to life the racial hatred of the times and Gene Hackman especially is magnetic as FBI agent Mr Anderson in a brilliantly gruff portrayal. Willem Dafoe also shines… -
Nice crime drama film, a little overlooked. It has its mediocre moments but also its "OH MY GOD THIS IS AMAZING" moments. It is often hard to look but Gene Hackman is such a charismatic lead he will guide you though the movie.
By the way, sorry if my reviews are shorter, I am on vacations so I dont have too much time, but still wouldnt leave this site :)
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Based on the true story of 2 FBI agents investigating the murders committed by the KKK of three civil rights workers in 1964. It's been said the film has fictionalized a huge portion of the events, though. Nevertheless, a terrific film. I liked it a lot. The storyline rarely faltered. Outstanding performances by Gene Hackman, Willem DaFoe and Frances McDormand. Stellar direction from Alan Parker. Background score, editing, and cinematography all deserve mentioning. Nominated for 7 Oscars in 1989. Highly recommended.
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I like Hackman. I like Defoe. I hate racists. Therefore, I enjoyed this movie immensely. Unfortunately, I know that the history here is VERY fuzzy. Despite its rewriting of history, the film paints a nice portrait of the coming of Civil Rights to the Deep South without resorting to preaching.
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Publiqué el 01/05/1989:
Acaba de estrenarse la más reciente película del afamado director Alan Parker. Poseedor de una de las carreras más consistentes y convincentes del cine norteamericano, nos presenta una gran cinta, se trata de un sólido alegato, lejos de falsos moralismos y del panfleto, contra la segregación racial.
A partir del asesinato de tres jóvenes activistas de derechos civiles en el condado de Jessup, Mississippi en 1964, y el envío de dos agentes del FBI para investigar los hechos, Alan Parker nos presenta brillante y sucintamente uno de los momentos más complejos y dramáticos de la historia reciente norteamericana: Una comunidad entera de blancos, desde el alcalde hasta el juez, encubriendo el atroz crimen y hostigando a la…
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Nice crime drama film, a little overlooked. It has its mediocre moments but also its "OH MY GOD THIS IS AMAZING" moments. It is often hard to look but Gene Hackman is such a charismatic lead he will guide you though the movie.
By the way, sorry if my reviews are shorter, I am on vacations so I dont have too much time, but still wouldnt leave this site :)
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this is what really happend i think everyone should keep that in mind...
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Ein Film der 1964 im rassistischen Süden der USA spielt und mit Gene Hackman und Ward Willem Dafoe als FBI- Agenten das Verschwinden von drei Bürgerrechtlern untersucht. Dabei geraten sie in eine Kleinstadt, wo der Ku-Klux-Klan den Farbigen arg zusetzten.
Ein packender Thriller in teils beklemmender, düsterer Atmosphäre mit überzeugenden Schauspielern.
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Sir Alan Parker seems to get a bit if a hard time on here. Not sure why? He seems to court controversy with some politically sensitive subjects,but has handled them pretty fairly. Historical accuracy usually being the first stone thrown at him,he always sites that his films are a dramatization of whatever story he is telling.
This heavily Oscar nominated drama centres around three missing Civil Rights Activists who are believed murdered in Mississippi.Sure enough they are dead. Set in 1964 ,this is loosely based on real life events.Another impressive cast bring to life the racial hatred of the times and Gene Hackman especially is magnetic as FBI agent Mr Anderson in a brilliantly gruff portrayal. Willem Dafoe also shines… -
I first saw this movie in a high school history/government class and it is one of the best movies I have ever seen! And as you know I have seen a lot of movies!! The premise of the story is two FBI agents (Gene Hackman and Willem DeFoe) with differing views on the world try to find out what happened to a group of civil rights advocates. As they delve deeper into the community they learn that the South is a different country with a very different culture fueled by hate, bigotry and racism. During the investigation they find that even if they found the activists or who might have done something to them it would be very hard to…
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An excellent, moody film with a commanding Hackman well-supported by Dafoe and a not-on-the-radar-yet Frances McDormand. Quiet, quality film.
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An excellent film that never absorbed me.
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Conventional investigative drama dealing with racism in the American south.