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Programme Information

Two FBI agents drive south to investigate the murder of three Civil Rights workers in 60s Mississippi. Interviewing local police, they meet a wall of silence until they start to break the rules themselves.

Keywords:

Crime, Drama, Thriller, Based-on-True-Story, Crime Drama, Movie, Film, Movies, Films, Oscar Best Picture Nominated, Oscar Best Actor Nominee

Additional Information:

(1988) (USA) (4 Star)

Cast:

Gene Hackman	.... Agent Anderson
Willem Dafoe	.... Agent Ward
Frances McDormand	.... Mrs. Pell
Brad Dourif	.... Deputy Clinton Pell
R. Lee Ermey	.... Mayor Tilman
Gailard Sartain	.... Sheriff Ray Stuckey

Supporting Cast:

Stephen Tobolowsky	.... Clayton Townley
Michael Rooker	.... Frank Bailey
Pruitt Taylor Vince	.... Lester Cowans
Badja Djola	.... Agent Monk
Kevin Dunn	.... Agent Bird
Frankie Faison	.... Eulogist
Tom Mason	.... Judge
Geoffrey Nauffts	.... Goatee
Rick Zieff	.... Passenger
Christopher White	.... Black Passenger
Gladys Greer	.... Hattie
Jake Gipson	.... Mose
Dianne Lancaster	.... Waitress
Stanley W. Collins	.... Hollis

Directors:

Alan Parker

Writers:

Chris Gerolmo