Director: Alan Parker

Writer: Chris Gerolmo

Original Music by: Trevor Jones

Producers: Frederick Zollo; Robert F. Colesberry

Keywords: Drama, Civil Rights, Ku Klux Klan, Martyrdom

The FBI is brought into Jessup County, Mississippi to investigate the disappearance of three young civil rights activists; the local sheriff is less than cooperative. Based on historical events. Won the Oscar for Best Cinematography; received additional nominations for Best Picture, Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Sound and Best Editing.

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Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Tobin Bell	Actor	7-Aug-1942		Saw
Willem Dafoe	Actor	22-Jul-1955		Last Temptation of Christ
Brad Dourif	Actor	18-Mar-1950		Billy Bibbit in One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
Kevin Dunn	Actor	26-Feb-1956		American character actor
R. Lee Ermey	Actor	24-Mar-1944		Drill Instructor from Full Metal Jacket
Frankie Faison	Actor	10-Jun-1949		Commissioner Burrell on The Wire
Gene Hackman	Actor	30-Jan-1930		The Conversation
Darius McCrary	Actor	1-May-1976		Eddie Winslow on Family Matters
Frances McDormand	Actor	23-Jun-1957		Fargo and Wonder Boys
Park Overall	Actor	15-Mar-1957		Empty Nest
Michael Rooker	Actor	6-Apr-1955		Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
Gailard Sartain	Actor	18-Sep-1946		The Buddy Holly Story
Stephen Tobolowsky	Actor	30-May-1951		Ned Ryerson in Groundhog Day
Pruitt Taylor Vince	Actor	5-Jul-1960		American character actor

CAST

Gene Hackman	...   Anderson
Willem Dafoe	...   Ward
Frances McDormand	...   Mrs. Pell
Brad Dourif	...   Deputy Pell
R. Lee Ermey	...   Mayor Tilman
Gailard Sartain	...   Sheriff Stuckey
Stephen Tobolowsky	...   Townley
Michael Rooker	...   Frank Bailey
Pruitt Taylor Vince	...   Lester Cowens
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
Daniel Winford	...   Fennis
Marc Clement	...   Floyd Swilley
Larry Shuler	...   Earl Cooke
Stephen Wesley Bridgewater	...   Wesley Cooke
Bob Penny	...   Curtis Foy
James F. Moore	...   Barber
Park Overall	...   Connie
Georgia F. Wise	...   Beauty Parlor Woman 1
Lois Allen	...   Beauty Parlor Woman 2
Barry Davis Jim, Sr.	...   Choctaw Man
Dan Desmond	...   Television Commentator
Darius McCrary	...   Aaron Williams
Lou Walker	...   Vertis Williams
Billie Jean Young	...   Mrs. Williams
Alisa R. Patrick	...   Church Soloist
Barbara Gibson	...   Church Soloist
Pat Funderburk	...   Pell Maid
Dawn Boyd	...   Interviewee
Dwight Boyd	...   Interviewee
Linda Fuller	...   Interviewee
George Isbell	...   Interviewee
Ethel L. Mayes	...   Interviewee
James Arnold Mayes	...   Interviewee
George Mason	...   Farmer
Charles Franzen	...   Interviewer & Reporter
Harry Franklin	...   SNCC Interviewer
Virginia Bennett	...   SNCC Interviewee
James Lloyd	...   SNCC Interviewee
Jesse Merle Speaks	...   Pecan Vendor
Simeon Teague	...   Obie Walker
Tonea Stewart	...   Mrs. Walker
Rev. Harry Quick	...   Doctor
Cullen Gilliland	...   Lawyer
Zeke Davidson	...   Lawyer
Robert F. Colesberry	...   Cameraman
Frederick Zollo	...   Reporter
Judy Sasser	...   Neighbor Woman
Ralnardo Davis	...   Willie
Mark Jeffrey Miller	...   Fire Bomber
Ed Geldart	...   Fire Bomber
Mert Hatfield	...   Fire Bomber
James Eric	...   Fire Bomber
Paul Savelis	...   Trooper
John P. Fertitta	...   TV Commentator #2
Ron De Roxtra	...   Reporter #3
Doug Jackson	...   Reporter #4
Gary Moody	...   Reporter #5
Robert Erickson	...   Reporter #6
John Brook	...   Reporter #7
Tobin Bell	...   Agent Stokes
Daniel Chapman	...   Agent MacMillan
Rick Washburn	...   Agent Brodsky
Bob Glaudini	...   Agent Nash
Kenneth Magee	...   Agent Reilly
E. A. Thrall	...   Agent Tubbs
Bernice Poindexter	...   Grieving Mother
Brenda Dunlap	...   Mrs. Cowens
Lannie Spann McBride	...   Gospel Singer

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