Movie
Dolores Claiborne
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1995-03-24
- Runtime
- 132 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Castle Rock Entertainment
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Kathy Bates as Dolores Claiborne
- Jennifer Jason Leigh as Selena St. George
- Judy Parfitt as Vera Donovan
- Christopher Plummer as John Mackey
- David Strathairn as Joe St. George
- Eric Bogosian as Peter
- John C. Reilly as Const. Frank Stamshaw
- Ellen Muth as Young Selena
- Bob Gunton as Mr. Pease
- Roy Cooper as Magistrate
- Wayne Robson as Sammy Marchant
- Ruth Marshall as Secretary
Crew
- Taylor Hackford - Director
- Tony Gilroy - Screenplay
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