As three civil rights activists drive down a desolate stretch of highway, headlights ominously draw near. Telling each other to stay calm, they have no way of knowing that in minutes they will disappear into the night and spark one of the most explosive murder investigations in history. Enter straight-laced Ward and deceptively easy-going Anderson. Can these two philosophically opposed FBI agents overcome their differnces and uncover the chilling mystery of a small Ku Klux Klan-ridden community before an entire town is torn apart by racism?
Synopsis: Police/race drama about FBI agents investigating disappearance of 60s civil rights workers. Some critics questioned its historical accuracy. Appeals to mystery and drama fans who enjoy strong acting, realistic period details.
Production Year:
1988
Released:
Tue, 05/08/2001
Run Time Minutes:
127
Genres:
Drama
Trailer:
No
Format Aspect Ratio:
1.85-Wide Screen
Resolution:
480x720 LowRez
More Information:
HD-2
Audio Language:
English
Audio Format:
Dolby Digital
Audio Channels:
2-Channel Stereo
Actors:
Gene Hackman - Anderson
Actors:
Willem Dafoe - Ward
Actors:
Frances McDormand - Mrs. Pell
Actors:
Brad Dourif - Deputy Pell
Actors:
R. Lee Ermey - Mayor Tilman
Actors:
Gailard Sartain - Sheriff Stuckey
Actors:
Stephen Tobolowsky - Townley
Actors:
Michael Rooker - Frank Bailey
Actors:
Pruitt Taylor Vince - Lester Cowans
Actors:
Badja Djola - Agent Monk
Actors:
Kevin Dunn - Agent Bird
Actors:
Frankie Faison - Eulogist
Actors:
Tom Mason - Judge
Actors:
Geoffrey Nauffts - Goatee
Actors:
Rick Zieff - Passenger
Actors:
Christopher White - Black Passenger
Actors:
Gladys Greer - Hattie
Actors:
Jake Gipson - Mose
Actors:
Dianne Lancaster - Waitress
Actors:
Stanley W. Collins - Hollis
Actors:
Daniel Winford - Fennis
Actors:
Marc Clement - Floyd Swilley
Actors:
Larry Shuler - Earl Cooke
Actors:
Stephen Bridgewater - Wesley Cooke
Actors:
Bob Penny - Curtis Foy
Actors:
James F. Moore - Barber
Actors:
Park Overall - Connie
Actors:
Georgia F. Wise - Beauty Parlor Woman 1
Actors:
Lois Allen - Beauty Parlor Woman 2
Actors:
Barry Davis Jim Sr. - Choctaw Man
Actors:
Dan Desmond - Television Commentator
Actors:
Darius McCrary - Aaron Williams
Actors:
Lou Walker - Vertis Williams
Actors:
Billie Jean Young - Mrs. Williams
Actors:
Alisa R. Patrick - Church Soloist
Actors:
Barbara Gibson - Church Soloist
Actors:
Pat Funderburk - Pell Maid
Actors:
Dawn Boyd - Interviewee
Actors:
Dwight Boyd - Interviewee
Actors:
Linda Fuller - Interviewee
Actors:
George Isbell - Interviewee
Actors:
Ethel L. Mayes - Interviewee
Actors:
James Arnold Mayes - Interviewee
Actors:
George Mason - Farmer
Actors:
Charles Franzen - Interviewer & Reporter
Actors:
Harry Franklin - SNCC Interviewer
Actors:
Virginia Bennett - SNCC Interviewee
Actors:
James Lloyd - SNCC Interviewee
Actors:
Jesse Merle Speaks - Pecan Vendor
Actors:
Simeon Teague - Obie Walker
Actors:
Tonea Stewart - Mrs. Walker
Actors:
Rev. Harry Quick - Doctor
Actors:
Cullen Gilliland - Lawyer
Actors:
Zeke Davidson - Lawyer
Actors:
Robert F. Colesberry - Cameraman
Actors:
Frederick Zollo - Reporter
Actors:
Judy Sasser - Neighbor Woman
Actors:
Mark Jeffrey Miller - Fire Bomber
Actors:
Ed Geldart - Fire Bomber
Actors:
Mert Hatfield - Fire Bomber
Actors:
James Eric - Fire Bomber
Actors:
Paul Savelis - Trooper
Actors:
John P. Fertitta - T.V. Commentator #2
Actors:
Ron De Roxtra - Reporter #3
Actors:
Doug Jackson - Reporter #4
Actors:
Gary Moody - Reporter #5
Actors:
Robert Erickson - Reporter #6
Actors:
John Brook - Reporter #7
Actors:
Tobin Bell - Agent Stokes
Actors:
Daniel Chapman - Agent MacMillan
Actors:
Rick Washburn - Agent Brodsky
Actors:
Robert Glaudini - Agent Nash
Actors:
Kenneth Magee - Agent Reilly
Actors:
E.A. Thrall - Agent Tubbs
Actors:
Bernice Poindexter - Grieving Mother
Actors:
Brenda Dunlap - Mrs. Cowens
Actors:
Lannie Spann McBride - Gospel Singer
Actors:
Ralnardo Davis - Willie
Actors:
Paul Henderson - Local #1
Actors:
W. Mitchell Morgan - Angry reporter on bridge(uncredite
Actors:
Ralph Pruitt Vaughn - Peckerwood