Mississippi Burning

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gptkbp:instanceOf film
gptkbp:awardedBy Academy Award for Best Actor
Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Academy Award for Best Film Editing
gptkbp:awards 2 Academy Awards
gptkbp:basedOn real events
gptkbp:boxOffice $68 million
gptkbp:cinematographyBy Peter Biziou
gptkbp:criticalReception positive
gptkbp:culturalImpact increased awareness of civil rights issues
gptkbp:depicts murders of civil rights workers
FBI_investigation
gptkbp:directedBy gptkb:Alan_Parker
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:Orion_Pictures
gptkbp:filmingLocation gptkb:Mississippi
gptkb:Gerry_Hambling
gptkbp:genre crime drama
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mississippi Burning
gptkbp:influencedBy real-life_events_of_the_Freedom_Summer
gptkbp:inspiration books
documentaries
historical studies
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:musicBy gptkb:Trevor_Jones
gptkbp:notableQuote “The truth is out there.”
“This is not just a case of three missing boys.”
“We’re not here to make friends.”
“You can’t just sit back and let it happen.”
“You_have_to_understand_the_South.”
gptkbp:premiere gptkb:Cannes_Film_Festival
gptkbp:producedBy Frederick_Zollo
Robert_F._Colesberry
gptkbp:releasedIn 1988
gptkbp:runtime 128 minutes
gptkbp:screenplayBy Chris_Gerolmo
gptkbp:setIn gptkb:Mississippi
1964
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Willem_Dafoe
gptkb:Gene_Hackman
gptkbp:theme civil rights
justice
racism