Dolores Claiborne
Brief Synopsis
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Eighteen years ago, everyone in the remote Maine town of Little Tall Island accused Dolores Claiborne of murdering her abusive husband in cold blood. Now in 1995 her notoriously difficult employer lies dead and a witness finds Dolores standing over the body. The only one who can save Dolores from an over zealous detective, who failed to prove her guilt in the death of her husband, is her estranged daughter, Selena, a successful Manhattan magazine writer, who ran away ten years prior. And the only thing that stands between Dolores' guilt and innocence is the evil secret that made Selena run.
Cast & Crew
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Taylor Hackford
Director
Kathy Bates
Dolores Claiborne
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Selena St George
David Strathairn
Joe St George
Judy Parfitt
Vera Donovan
Christopher Plummer
Detective John Mackey
Film Details
Also Known As
Eclipse total
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Thriller
Release Date
1995
Production Company
Apple; Castle Rock Entertainment; Castle Rock Entertainment; Cinesite Europe, Ltd.; Digital Editing Systems Inc; Direct Travel Of California Inc; Film House Entertainment; Framestore Cfc; Glen Glenn Sound Company; Nancy Seltzer & Associates, Inc.; Pacific Title & Art Studio; Panavision, Ltd.; Scott Clements; Sony Pictures Scoring Stage; Technicolor; Todd-Ao; Vifx/Video Image
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Releasing; Concorde Filmverleih Gmbh; Concorde Productions; Monopole Pathe Films Ag; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment; Sony Pictures Releasing; Sony Pictures Releasing International; Turner Entertainment Company; Union Generale
Location
Blue Rocks, Nova Scotia, Canada; Chester, Nova Scotia, Canada; Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada; Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada; Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada; Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 11m
Synopsis
Eighteen years ago, everyone in the remote Maine town of Little Tall Island accused Dolores Claiborne of murdering her abusive husband in cold blood. Now in 1995 her notoriously difficult employer lies dead and a witness finds Dolores standing over the body. The only one who can save Dolores from an over zealous detective, who failed to prove her guilt in the death of her husband, is her estranged daughter, Selena, a successful Manhattan magazine writer, who ran away ten years prior. And the only thing that stands between Dolores' guilt and innocence is the evil secret that made Selena run.
Director
Taylor Hackford
Director
Cast
Kathy Bates
Dolores Claiborne
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Selena St George
David Strathairn
Joe St George
Judy Parfitt
Vera Donovan
Christopher Plummer
Detective John Mackey
Eric Bogosian
Peter
John C. Reilly
Constable Frank Stamshaw
Ellen Muth
Young Selena
Bob Gunton
Mr Pease
Roy Cooper
Magistrate
Wayne Robson
Sammy Merchant
Ruth Marshall
Secretary
Weldon Allen
Bartender
Tom Gallant
Searcher
Kelly Burnett
Jack Donovan
Matt Appleby
Kid On Street
Thomas Skinner
Kid On Street
Vernon Steele
Ferry Vendor
Taffara Jessica
Young Selena--Age 5
Stella Murray
Young Selena--Age 5
Susan Lane
Crying Girl
Frank Adamson
Detective Supervisor
Ed Rubin
Detective Supervisor
Sandy Macdonald
Sheriff
Dean Eilertson
Moving Man
Crew
Jeff D Adams
Grip
Keith Adams
Grip
John Adamson
Electrician
Leslie J Adamson
Accommodations Manager
Greg Allen
Craft Services
John Allen
Other
John Allen
Other
Roberta Alstadter
Foley Recordist
Diana Alvarez
Assistant Coordinator
Vanessa Theme Ament
Supervising Foley Editor
Vanessa Theme Ament
Foley Artist
Neil Andrews
Rigging Electrician
Christopher Archibald
Craft Services
David Archibald
Other
Lorne Armstrong
Set Dresser
J H Arrufat
Digital Dialogue Editor
Richard Bain
Digital Designer (The Computer Film Company)
Cristopher Ball
2nd Assistant Director
Steve Bartek
Original Music
Andy Bass
Other
Art Baxter
Construction Manager
David Baxter
Head Carpenter
Mike Beaudry
Adr Engineer
Debra Beers
Location Manager
Denise Bell
Other
Michael J. Benavente
Sound Effects Editor
Rob Bennet
Head Driver
Dave Bennett
Post-Production Accountant
Gabriel Beristain
Director Of Photography
Stephan Bernier
Head Carpenter
Steven Bernstein
Director Of Photography (Toronto Crew)
Lynne Birdt
Assistant Production Accountant
Gina Blumenfeld
Associate Producer
Joe Boccia
Unit Production Manager
Gary Bourgeois
Re-Recording Mixer
Peter Brenders
Security Wrangler
Scott Brooke
Dolly Grip
Scott Brooke
Key Grip
Kathryn Buck
Script Supervisor (Toronto Crew)
Craig Bulmer
Electrician
Ed Callahan
Foley Editor
Malcolm Callaway
Other
Paul Carden
Sound Effects Editor
Doug Caron
Film Assistant (Toronto)
Jacques M Chenet
"Jean Harris" Photo Creator (Woodfin-Camp & Associates)
Allen Cheng
Electrician
Andy Chmura
Camera Operator (Toronto Crew)
Jack Clarke
Rigging Electrician
Scott Clements
2nd Boom Operator
Scott Clements
Cableman
John Clifford
Still Photographer
Jayson Clute
Video Assist Operator
Ross Clydesdale
Casting (Toronto)
Christopher Comrie
Assistant Production Accountant
Shelley Cook
Stunts
Freddie Cooper
Camera Operator
Ciaran Copelin
2nd Assistant Camera
William M Corkum
Production Driver
Richard Corwin
Digital Dialogue Editor
Patricia A Cowmeadow
Wardrobe Runner
Shelley Crawford
Script Supervisor
Shay Cunliffe
Costume Designer
Keith Currie
Props Person
Bob Dalton
Generator Operator
Gary Charles Davis
Stunt Coordinator
Rita Davis
Accounting Assistant
Steve Demeter
Camera Remote Operator
Greg Dennen
Stage Manager
James Donlon
Movement Coach
Sean Doran
Grip
Gary Duncan
Camera Car Driver
John Dunsworth
Extras Casting
John Dunsworth
Casting (Nova Scotia)
Dean Eilertson
Assistant Property Master
Danny Elfman
Music Producer
Danny Elfman
Music
Eric Emery
Electrician
Mark Eshelman
Stage Manager
Julia Evershade
Adr Editor
Robert Fernandez
Other
Tricia Fish
Art Department Coordinator
Arlene Fishbach
Music Consultant
Bryan Forde
Rigging Gaffer
Gina Fowler
Production Coordinator
Vaune Kirby Frechette
Assistant Film Editor
David Fuhrer
Digital Designer (The Computer Film Company)
John Fundus
Boom Operator
Elinor Rose Galbraith
Set Decorator (Toronto Crew)
Glen Gauthier
Sound Mixer
Thomas Gerard
Re-Recording Mixer
Gert Gielen-macgregor
Production Driver
Rick Gillis
Rigging Grip
Tony Gilroy
Screenwriter
Rejean Goderre
Hair Stylist
William Goldman
Consultant
Mark Gooodwin
Stand-By Carpenter
Dan E Grady
Electrician
Marilyn Graf
Foley Mixer
Robert Grani
Set Dresser
Tony Guerin
1st Assistant Camera
Alex Hackford
Gull Wrangler
Taylor Hackford
Producer
Michael Hall
1st Assistant Camera; 1st Assistant Camera (Toronto Crew)
Randy Hardy
Other
John Hencher
Office Assistant
Mo Henry
Negative Cutter
Elizabeth Himelstein
Dialect Coach
Hilda Hodges
Foley Artist
Rob Hodgson
Digital Designer (The Computer Film Company)
Richard Hollander
Additional Visual Effects (Vifx)
Jim Holmes
Crane Grip
David Hopkins
On-Set Dresser
Rob Hovis
Production Driver
Stuart Hughes
Transportation Captain
William Jacobs
Sound Effects Editor
Alan Jacques
Other
Leo Jones
Safety Officer
Jannette Jourdrey
Production Driver
Robert Kaiser
Color Timer
Doc Kane
Adr Mixer
K Lenna Katich
Production Accountant
Dave Kellner
Best Boy Electric
Missy Kelly
Assistant (To Taylor Hackford)
Christopher Kennedy
Temporary Score Editor
Stephen King
Source Material (From Novel)
Michael Kirilenko
Key Grip (Toronto Crew)
Denis Kirkham
Assistant Set Decorator
Nancy Klopper
Casting
Beverley Kolbe
Assistant (To Taylor Hackford)
Elliot L. Koretz
Sound Effects Editor
Stephanie D Krivacek
Assistant Adr Editor
Mark Laing
Other
Patricia Larman
Assistant Set Decorator
Rick Leger
Camera Car Driver
Terry Leger
Rigging Grip
Mick Lipohar
Camera Loader
Nancy Lohnes
Stand-In
Charles N Love
Technical Consultant (Director--Maine State Police Criminal Investigations Division)
Barbara Luxton
Props Person
Barbara Macdonald
Stand-In
Forbes Macdonald
Production Driver
Paul Maceachern
Production Driver
Scott Macfarlane
Head Carpenter
Bob Macisaac
Production Driver
Kevin Macneil
Rigging Electrician
Anne Macpherson
Craft Services
Tavin Marin
Assistant (To Charles Mulvehill)
David Marquette
Other
Jeff Mart
Steadicam Operator
Courtenay Marvin
Assistant Sound Editor
Dave Marwick
Production Driver
Stuart Mcara
Producer (The Computer Film Company)
Fritz Mcevoy
Assistant Head Carpenter
Andrew Mcinnes
Assistant Location Manager
Dawn Mckelvie-cyr
Stand-In
Josh Mclaglen
1st Assistant Director
Susan Mclean
Other
Paul Micheltree
Grip
Voya Mikulic
Gaffer
Shannon Millen
Stunts
Stuart Mitchell
Production Driver
Oscar Mitt
Assistant Sound Editor
Bruce Moffitt
Boom Operator
Roy Mombourquette
Rigging Electrician
Stephen Moore
Dailies Projectionist
Charles Mulvehill
Producer
Angela Murphy
1st Assistant Art Director
Shawn Murphy
Other
Steve Murphy
Production Driver
Ray Neapolitan
Assistant Film Editor
Tom Newbon
Other
Scott Nicol
Camera Trainee
Bettina O'mara
Other
Rae V O'neil
Office Receptionist
Pat O'neill
Visual Effects (Lookout Mountain Films)
Donnie Ongo
Production Driver
Dan Owens
Set Dresser
Roberta Palmer
Wardrobe Assistant
Franco Pante
Film Assistant (Toronto)
Calvin Peterson
Production Driver
Mark Peterson
Digital Sound Assistant
Sonny Pettijohn
Assistant Sound Editor
Jeena M Phelps
Assistant Adr Editor
Susan Pile
Production Publicity
Matthew Pill
Key Rigging Grip
Kayla Popp
3rd Assistant Director
Ken Porter
Boom Operator
Richard Portman
Re-Recording Mixer
Eric Potter
Field Sound Effects
Ray Prado
Storyboard Artist
Scott Pritchett
Production Assistant
Dan Purdy
Special Effects Assistant
Steven Ramirez
Assistant Film Editor
Diane Ray
Craft Services
Robin M Reelis
Office Assistant
Herbert Reischl
Generator Operator
Karen Renaut
Wardrobe Mistress
Robert C Rice
Lighting Grip
James Ritchie
Production Driver
Gordie Roberts
Production Driver
Film Details
Also Known As
Eclipse total
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Thriller
Release Date
1995
Production Company
Apple; Castle Rock Entertainment; Castle Rock Entertainment; Cinesite Europe, Ltd.; Digital Editing Systems Inc; Direct Travel Of California Inc; Film House Entertainment; Framestore Cfc; Glen Glenn Sound Company; Nancy Seltzer & Associates, Inc.; Pacific Title & Art Studio; Panavision, Ltd.; Scott Clements; Sony Pictures Scoring Stage; Technicolor; Todd-Ao; Vifx/Video Image
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Releasing; Concorde Filmverleih Gmbh; Concorde Productions; Monopole Pathe Films Ag; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment; Sony Pictures Releasing; Sony Pictures Releasing International; Turner Entertainment Company; Union Generale
Location
Blue Rocks, Nova Scotia, Canada; Chester, Nova Scotia, Canada; Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada; Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada; Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada; Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 11m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1995
Released in United States on Video November 14, 1995
Released in United States September 1995
Released in United States Spring March 24, 1995
Shown at Deauville Film Festival (Avant-Premiere) September 1-10, 1995.
Shown at Venice Film Festival (Venetian Nights) August 30 - September 9, 1995.
Began shooting April 24, 1994.
Completed shooting July 31, 1994.
Released in United States 1995 (Shown at Venice Film Festival (Venetian Nights) August 30 - September 9, 1995.)
Released in United States Spring March 24, 1995
Released in United States September 1995 (Shown at Deauville Film Festival (Avant-Premiere) September 1-10, 1995.)
Released in United States on Video November 14, 1995
