Mississippi Burning

Other mistake: In one shot, during the lynching, the noose comes undone from the character's neck while he is hanging.

Continuity mistake: Anderson (Gene Hackman) visits Clinton Pell's wife and she's talking about Genesis 9, verse 27. In the first shot he's standing right behind her. In the next shot he stands on her left side. Then again right behind her.

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Mrs. Pell: If you're ever in Des Moines, don't send me a postcard.

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Question: Who was the man who hung himself in the end?

Answer: The Mayor (played by R Lee Ermey) who had been told the story of Homer Wilkes and threatened with castration earlier on.

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