Dolores Claiborne (1995)

US:: R Crime Drama Mystery

Dolores Claiborne was accused of killing her abusive husband twenty years ago, but the court's findings were inconclusive and she was allowed to walk free. Now she has been accused of killing her employer, Vera Donovan, and this time there is a witness who can place her at the scene of the crime. Things look bad for Dolores when her daughter Selena, a successful Manhattan magazine writer, returns to cover the story.

Updated May 10 2020

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1995-03-24

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Runtime: 132 mins Rating: 7.2 Tag Line: Sometimes, an accident can be an unhappy woman's best friend.

Cast

Christopher Plummer

John Mackey

Bob Gunton

Mr. Pease

John C. Reilly

Const. Frank Stamshaw

Kathy Bates

Dolores Claiborne

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Selena St. George

Eric Bogosian

Peter

David Strathairn

Joe St. George

Judy Parfitt

Vera Donovan

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Crew

Danny Elfman

Music

Mark Warner

Editor

Stephen King

Novel

Charles Mulvehill

Producer

Gabriel Beristain

Director of Photography

Taylor Hackford

Producer

Taylor Hackford

Director

Tony Gilroy

Screenplay

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