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Sometimes, an accident can be an unhappy woman's best friend. - Dolores Claiborne
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Title: Dolores Claiborne

Release Date: 24 Mar 1995

Runtime: 2h 12m

Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Director: Castle Rock Entertainment, Columbia Pictures

Production Companies: Castle Rock Entertainment, Columbia Pictures

Overview: 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.

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Average Vote: 7.2 (770 votes)

Cast

  • Dolores Claiborne: Kathy Bates
  • Selena St. George: Jennifer Jason Leigh
  • Vera Donovan: Judy Parfitt
  • John Mackey: Christopher Plummer
  • Joe St. George: David Strathairn
  • Peter: Eric Bogosian
  • Const. Frank Stamshaw: John C. Reilly
  • Young Selena: Ellen Muth
  • Mr. Pease: Bob Gunton
  • Magistrate: Roy Cooper
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