Dolores Claiborne
Dolores Claiborne must clear her name when she’s accused of murdering the elderly woman she cared for, all while a determined journalist daughter returns home to uncover the truth and confront their painful past.
“Sometimes, an accident can be an unhappy woman's best friend.”
Synopsis
Dolores Claiborne was accused of killing her abusive husband twenty years earlier, but the court's findings were inconclusive, and she was released without charges. She is now accused of killing her employer, Vera Donovan, and this time there is a witness who can place her at the scene of the crime. The situation appears dire for Dolores when her daughter, Selena, a successful magazine writer based in Manhattan, returns to cover the case.
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Principal cast & crew: 33
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Edited by Mark WarnerShot by Gabriel BeristainScored by Danny ElfmanDesigned by Bruno Rubeo
Box Office
1995 · Box office
✅ Made its money back — grossed 3.6× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$46.4M
US & Canada: $24.4M — 53% of worldwide · International: $22.0M (47%)
Opening weekend: $5.7M — 23% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $7.4M — 30% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 1,216 theaters
Also known as
- Doloresde
- L'ultima eclissiit
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Cast & Crew
33 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Kathy Bates
as Dolores Claiborne
Jennifer Jason Leigh
as Selena St. George
Christopher Plummer
as Detective John Mackey
Judy Parfitt
as Vera Donovan
David Strathairn
as Joe St. George
Eric Bogosian
as Peter
John C Reilly
as Constable 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
Supporting cast
12Weldon Allen
as Bartender
Tom Gallant
as Searcher
Kelly Burnett
as Jack Donovan
Matt Appleby
as Kid on Street
Thomas Skinner
as Kid on Street
Vernon Steel
as Ferry Vendor
Taffara Jessica Stella Murray
as Young Selena (Age 5)
Susan Lane
as Crying Girl
Frank Adamson
as Detective Supervisor
Edward Rubin
as Detective Supervisor
Sandy Macdonald
as Sheriff
Dean Eilertson
as Moving Man
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2Other crew
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