Dolores Claiborne (1995)

7.3/10 132 min Crime Drama Mystery

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.

Cast

Kathy Bates

Dolores Claiborne

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Selena St. George

Judy Parfitt

Vera Donovan

Christopher Plummer

John Mackey

David Strathairn

Joe St. George

Eric Bogosian

Peter

John C. Reilly

Const. Frank Stamshaw

Ellen Muth

Young Selena

Bob Gunton

Mr. Pease

Roy Cooper

Magistrate

Wayne Robson

Sammy Marchant

Ruth Marshall

Secretary

Tom Gallant

Searcher

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