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Mississippi burning, an Orion Pictures release ; producers, Frederick Zollo and Robert F. Colesberry ; writer, Chris Gerolmo ; director, Alan Parker

Label
Mississippi burning, an Orion Pictures release ; producers, Frederick Zollo and Robert F. Colesberry ; writer, Chris Gerolmo ; director, Alan Parker
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: R
Main title
Mississippi burning
Medium
videorecording
Responsibility statement
an Orion Pictures release ; producers, Frederick Zollo and Robert F. Colesberry ; writer, Chris Gerolmo ; director, Alan Parker
Runtime
127
Series statement
Contemporary classics
Summary
Set in Mississippi in 1964, this is a fictionalized version of the case of the murder of three young civil rights workers, the FBI's attempts to find the missing boys and the clash between the authorities and the locals in a Klan-dominated town
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Classification
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