Mississippi Burning

Controversy and acclaim surrounded Alan Parker's fact-based look at racism in the turbulent American South of the early '60s. The headline-grabbing murders of three civil rights workers in a small Mississippi town brings disparate FBI agents Rupert Anderson (Gene Hackman) and Alan Ward (Willem Dafoe) to the crime scene, but simmering hostility and resentment present obstacles in their investigation. Frances McDormand, Brad Dourif, R. Lee Ermey, Gailard Sartain, Michael Rooker also star. 127 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital Surround, Spanish Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital Surround; Subtitles: Spanish, French; audio commentary by Parker; theatrical trailer.