--- product_id: 130487044 title: "Mississippi Burning (Special Edition) [Blu-ray]" brand: "gene hackmanwillem dafoe" price: "238 zł" currency: PLN in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.pl/products/130487044-mississippi-burning-special-edition-blu-ray store_origin: PL region: Poland --- # Mississippi Burning (Special Edition) [Blu-ray] **Brand:** gene hackmanwillem dafoe **Price:** 238 zł **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Mississippi Burning (Special Edition) [Blu-ray] by gene hackmanwillem dafoe - **How much does it cost?** 238 zł with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pl](https://www.desertcart.pl/products/130487044-mississippi-burning-special-edition-blu-ray) ## Best For - gene hackmanwillem dafoe enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted gene hackmanwillem dafoe brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Brand New HD Master – From a 4K Scan of the Original Camera Negative! Screen greats Gene Hackman (Unforgiven, The Package) and Willem Dafoe (Platoon, To Live and Die in L.A.) co-star in this masterpiece directed by legendary filmmaker Alan Parker (Midnight Express, Angel Heart). Mississippi Burning ranks as one of the most potent and insightful views of racial turmoil ever filmed. Nominated for six Oscars®* and winner of an Academy Award® for Best Cinematography (Peter Biziou, The Truman Show), this emotionally charged film vividly captures a crucial chapter in American history. In Jessup County, 1964, 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 (Dafoe) and deceptively easy-going Anderson (Hackman). Can these two philosophically opposed FBI agents overcome their differences and uncover the chilling mystery of a small Ku Klux Klan-ridden community before it tears itself apart? The amazing cast includes Frances McDormand (Fargo), R. Lee Ermey (Full Metal Jacket), Brad Dourif (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest) and Michael Rooker (Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer).Special Features:-Audio Commentary by Director Alan Parker -Theatrical Trailer ## Product Details - **Genre:** Mystery & Suspense - **Format:** Anamorphic, NTSC, Subtitled - **Contributor:** Frances McDormand, Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe - **Language:** English - **Runtime:** 2 hours and 7 minutes ## Images ![Mississippi Burning (Special Edition) [Blu-ray] - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71eGrF2h8zL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Buy the Twilight Time Remastered Blu-ray! *by M***A on Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2019* A riveting crime thriller that feels shockingly relevant.Mississippi Burning (1988) is directed by Alan Parker with a gritty realism and brutal violence that hits hard. This is a film so startling and infuriating that you will never forget it. It takes on the FBI investigation into the racist hate crimes of the KKK in 1960's America that feels as if this took place in present times, sadly.Parker uses documentary style interviews with the backward racist Mississippi local characters to imbue the audience with a feel for how hateful and regressive the local population in the setting really are to their core. Parker pans the camera around the town constantly showing the average white community member with their distrustful glares and hateful venomous words. Mississippi Burning is a testament to persevering against adversity in the name of justice. No matter how violent and crooked the police and citizens get, the law can always get these criminals.Parker invokes powerful imagery from the first shot of a white man and a black boy drinking from segregated water fountains whose water flows from the same pipe. Mississippi Burning longs for a peaceful country in which black communities will not be terrorized by racist white people. It is a demonstration of the fear tactics Republicans and klan members use to discourage black communities from voting or speaking out against these hate groups.Mississippi Burning effectively displays the harsh and unkind truth that black communities in America constantly feel in danger and oppressed by their white neighbors. However ugly the reality of the situation, Parker captures all the pain and agony with a refreshing truth on camera. His direction is peerless as we see stunning cinematography of this Southern urban wasteland.Parker offers profound reasoning for the hatred with dialogue mentioning the conditions of poverty and ignorance that teach hatred instead of it being born in white Americans.The cast is as incredible as the overall film. Willem Dafoe presents the honest justice of the FBI trying to change the country's perception with law and order wonderfully. His resolute stance is so earnest and caring, you cannot help but like Dafoe in Mississippi Burning.On the other hand, the gruff and macho Gene Hackman delivers an excellent performance as the more straightforward Southern tough guy. His depiction of a man conflicted by the racist viewings of his upbringing against his righteous attempts at uncovering evidence to convict the murderers is fascinating. Similarly, Frances McDormand gives a great acting performance as a hairdresser taught to be racist from birth that relents on her life choices. You almost feel sorry for her character. These three leading roles carry Mississippi Burning into cinematic greatness.The supporting roles are a variety of hideous racist sheriffs like Gailard Sartain's negligent officer to the violently racist and abusive deputies like Brad Dourif's monstrous character. They are as unsettling as Michael Rooker's grotesquely racist character is vile. Lastly, R. Lee Ermey gives a fantastically furious performance as the racist and complacent mayor of this Mississippi town.I must mention Trevor Jones scored Mississippi Burning with tense synth heavy songs that leave you stuck in the scenes. His ear for how to build suspense is particularly outstanding during the chase sequences in the car.In all, Mississippi Burning is a cinematic classic of creative visual direction from Alan Parker matched equally in brilliance by the high caliber acting from Willem Dafoe, Gene Hackman, and Frances McDormand. This movie will frighten, upset, enrage, and shock you. But I feel all the more informed and emboldened to progress America into a more tolerant, accepting, and understanding nation after having witnessed the nightmarish sight that is Mississippi Burning. ### ⭐ FBI portrayed as victims of racists & saviors while blacks take a backseat in their own struggle *by J***G on Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2020* Mississippi Burning is a perfect example of the power of Hollywood. It starts with an image of segregated water fountains and then a black church being burned. Then you have the three civil rights workers Andrew Goodman, Michael Schwerner and James Chaney killed by racists in Mississippi. Will this movie then be about the struggle of African Americans for freedom? No, it’s about how two white FBI agents saved the day and figured out who killed Chaney, Goodman and Schwerner with no comment about how the Bureau actively tried to subvert the civil rights movement. Some might say but this was based upon history where the FBI really did look into the murders except this is the movie business where history can be whatever it says it is. Hollywood is notoriously racist unable to make major movies about African Americans marketed to a wide audience without whites being in the lead. Mississippi Burning is a perfect example of that.The myth of the FBI is started when two agents Rupert Anderson (Gene Hackman) and Agent Alan Ward (Willem Dafoe) show up at a police station and one of the officers asks if they’re from the Federal Bureau of Integration. Then the two go get some food at a local eatery and sit in the back in the segregated section. Then Anderson asks Ward if he admired the dead civil rights workers to which he replies don’t you? Then someone fires a shotgun at their hotel room and burns a cross outside. This all creates a myth of the FBI being the real heroes of the moment instead of the dead and others who took on the racist south against all odds. It makes out the agents to be the victims of the racists with the shooting and cross. This is really Hollywood at its best making up its own history.C ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Im SURPRISED this movie is not a STRAIGHT 5 out of 5 or a 10 out of 10! *by M***L on Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2019* Ofcourse, Gene Hackman says it all EXCELLENCE above all! The movie reminds everyone in the USA about the right to vote or should i say the inability to vote for some! While race mattered more in some paces than others states like Mississippi did not want change of the good old boys club (KKK) and were prepared to keep it that way against the FBI's presence! Yes, from a legal aspect the rules of law were not followed to the letter but by the spirit from the FBI. Its a shame that murdering three innocent boys serving those in need would be the ones killed, however, there were many people killed that are not even known to this date as racism was tolerated without legal worries back than! Its no small job to take down a Sherrifs department then or now, but the FBI when conducting a investigation can and will succeed if there is wrong doing! This movie is tough to watch make no mistake about that! I hope to see the rating of this movie reach 9.0 or higher! --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.pl/products/130487044-mississippi-burning-special-edition-blu-ray](https://www.desertcart.pl/products/130487044-mississippi-burning-special-edition-blu-ray) --- *Product available on Desertcart Poland* *Store origin: PL* *Last updated: 2026-04-28*