USA,
1988, 121 min
Directed by:
Alan ParkerScreenplay:
Chris GerolmoCinematography:
Peter BiziouComposer:
Trevor JonesCast:
Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe, Frances McDormand, Brad Dourif, R. Lee Ermey, Gailard Sartain, Stephen Tobolowsky, Michael Rooker, Pruitt Taylor Vince (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
When three civil rights activists go missing deep in Ku Klux Klan territory, the FBI are called in to investigate. Agents Ward (Willem Dafoe) and Anderson (Gene Hackman) are poles apart in their approach, one methodical and by-the-book, the other more cynical with age and willing to do whatever it takes to get the job done. Facing an uncooperative local police force and a community too afraid to talk, their investigation sparks repercussions as they edge even closer to the truth. (Second Sight)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1989 - Peter Biziou (Best Achievement in Cinematography)
- 1989 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
- 1989 - Alan Parker (Best Achievement in Directing)
- 1989 - Gene Hackman (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
- 1989 - Frances McDormand (Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role)
- 1989 - Best Achievement in Film Editing
- 1989 - Best Sound Mixing
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1990 - Peter Biziou (Best Cinematography)
- 1990 - Best Editing
- 1990 - Best Sound
- 1990 - Alan Parker (Best Director)
- 1990 - Trevor Jones (Best Music)
Golden Globes
- 1989 - Best Motion Picture – Drama
- 1989 - Alan Parker (Best Director)
- 1989 - Chris Gerolmo (Best Screenplay)
- 1989 - Gene Hackman (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 1988 - Gene Hackman (Best Actor)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1988 - Best Film
- 1988 - Gene Hackman (Best Actor)
Berlinale (Berlin International Film Festival)
- 1989 - Gene Hackman (Silver Bear for Best Actor)
- 1989 - Alan Parker (Golden Bear for Best Film)