Mississippi Burning

1988 film by Alan Parker
Movie film Q918367
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Mississippi Burning is a drama film and crime film.[1][2][3][4]

It received the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, was named to the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films, and won the National Board of Review Award for Best Film.[5]

Mississippi Burning

Summary

Mississippi Burning is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,422 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mississippi Burning received the Academy Award for Best Cinematography[3].
  • Mississippi Burning received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4].
  • Mississippi Burning received the National Board of Review Award for Best Film[5].
  • Mississippi Burning's instance of is recorded as film[6].
  • Mississippi Burning's director is recorded as Alan Parker[7].
  • Mississippi Burning's screenwriter is recorded as Chris Gerolmo[8].
  • Mississippi Burning's composer is recorded as Trevor Jones[9].
  • Mississippi Burning's genre is recorded as drama film[10].
  • Mississippi Burning's genre is recorded as crime film[11].
  • Mississippi Burning's logo image is recorded as Mississippi Burning - logo.png[12].
  • Mississippi Burning's cast member is recorded as Gene Hackman[13].
  • Mississippi Burning's cast member is recorded as Willem Dafoe[14].
  • Mississippi Burning's cast member is recorded as R. Lee Ermey[15].
  • Mississippi Burning's cast member is recorded as Michael Rooker[16].
  • Mississippi Burning's cast member is recorded as Frances McDormand[17].
  • Mississippi Burning's cast member is recorded as Brad Dourif[18].
  • Mississippi Burning's cast member is recorded as Stephen Tobolowsky[19].
  • Mississippi Burning's cast member is recorded as Pruitt Taylor Vince[20].
  • Mississippi Burning's cast member is recorded as Darius McCrary[21].
  • Mississippi Burning's cast member is recorded as Frankie Faison[22].
  • Mississippi Burning's cast member is recorded as Gailard Sartain[23].
  • Mississippi Burning's cast member is recorded as Kevin Dunn[24].
  • Mississippi Burning's cast member is recorded as Tobin Bell[25].
  • Mississippi Burning's cast member is recorded as Stephen Bridgewater[26].
  • Mississippi Burning's cast member is recorded as Park Overall[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Robert F. Colesberry[28] and Frederick M. Zollo[29]. Mississippi Burning's director is recorded as Alan Parker[7]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Chris Gerolmo[8]. Cast members include Gene Hackman[13], Willem Dafoe[14], R. Lee Ermey[15], Michael Rooker[16], Frances McDormand[17], and Brad Dourif[18].

Publication

Publication dates include +1988-09-09T00:00:00Z[30], +1989-03-10T00:00:00Z[31], +1989-04-06T00:00:00Z[32], +1988-00-00T00:00:00Z[33], and +1988-12-09T00:00:00Z[34]. Mississippi Burning's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[35]. Genres include drama film[10] and crime film[11].

Subject and Themes

Mississippi Burning's main subject is recorded as Federal Bureau of Investigation[36].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Cinematography[3], an Academy Awards[37], in United States[38], founded in 1929[39]; National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4], a film award[40], in United States[41], founded in 1929[42]; and National Board of Review Award for Best Film[5], a class of award[43], in United States[44]. Reviews include 6.7/10[45], 79%[46], and 65/100[47].

Why It Matters

Mississippi Burning ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,422 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

FAQs

What awards did Mississippi Burning receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Cinematography[3], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4], and National Board of Review Award for Best Film[5].

References

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  21. [26] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  22. [27] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
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  29. [45] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  34. [32] . Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.
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  36. [34] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  1. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  7. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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