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Dolores Claiborne

Dolores Claiborne

Sometimes, an accident can be an unhappy woman's best friend.

1995•2h 12m•7.3/10
CrimeDramaMystery

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7.3/10(853)

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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Production

Castle Rock Entertainment

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Kathy Bates

Kathy Bates

Dolores Claiborne

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Selena St. George

Judy Parfitt

Judy Parfitt

Vera Donovan

Christopher Plummer

Christopher Plummer

John Mackey

David Strathairn

David Strathairn

Joe St. George

Eric Bogosian

Eric Bogosian

Peter

John C. Reilly

John C. Reilly

Const. Frank Stamshaw

Ellen Muth

Ellen Muth

Young Selena

Bob Gunton

Bob Gunton

Mr. Pease

Roy Cooper

Roy Cooper

Magistrate

Wayne Robson

Wayne Robson

Sammy Marchant

Ruth Marshall

Ruth Marshall

Secretary

Weldon Allen

Bartender

Tom Gallant

Tom Gallant

Searcher

Kelly Burnett

Jack Donovan

Matt Appleby

Kid on Street

Thomas Skinner

Kid on Street

Vernon Steel

Ferry Vendor

Taffara Jessica Stella Murray

Young Selena (Age 5)

Susan Lane

Crying Girl

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