Dolores Claiborne

Based On the book by Stephen King

Dolores Claiborne is a 1995 American psychological thriller drama film directed by Taylor Hackford and starring Kathy Bates and Jennifer Jason Leigh, with David Strathairn, John C. Reilly, Eric Bogosian, and Christopher Plummer in supporting roles. The screenplay by Tony Gilroy is based on the 1992 novel by Stephen King. The plot focuses on the strained relationship between a mother and her daughter, largely told through flashbacks. The daughter arrives to her remote hometown on a Maine island, where her mother has been accused of murdering the elderly woman for whom she had long been a caregiver and companion.

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Release date:

March 24, 1995

Director:

Taylor Hackford

Cast:

Kathy Bates, Jennifer Jason Leigh, David Strathairn, John C. Reilly, Eric Bogosian

Genre:

Thriller, Mystery, Horror, Drama

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Year page:

1995 in adaptations