Marie: A True Story (1985)
September 27, 1985Release Date
Marie: A True Story (1985)
September 27, 1985Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Sissy Spacek
Marie Ragghianti
Jeff Daniels
Eddie Sisk
Keith Szarabajka
Kevin McCormack
Morgan Freeman
Charles Traughber
Fred Thompson
Fred Thompson
Lisa Banes
Toni Greer
Trey Wilson
FBI Agent
John Cullum
Deputy Attorney General
Don Hood
Governor Blanton
Clarence Felder
Jack Lowery
Graham Beckel
Charlie Benson
Macon McCalman
Murray Henderson
Collin Wilcox Paxton
Virginia
Vincent Irizarry
Dave Ragghianti
Lisa Foster
Sherry Lomax
Leon Rippy
Gary Gerbitz
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Release DateSeptember 27, 1985
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 52m
Content RatingPG-13
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Marie (also known as Marie: A True Story) is a 1985 American biographical film starring Sissy Spacek as Marie Ragghianti, former head of the Tennessee Board of Pardons and Paroles, who was removed from office in 1977 after refusing to release prisoners on whose behalf bribes had been paid to aides to Governor Ray Blanton. Ragghianti, a single mother and political appointee, was hounded for refusal to cooperate with the culture of corruption with which she found herself confronted. Two of Blanton's aides faced prosecution for their roles in the scandal. The film was based on the book Marie: A True Story by Peter Maas.
The film was directed by Roger Donaldson, with a screenplay by John Briley, best known as the screenwriter of Gandhi. It also starred Jeff Daniels, Keith Szarabajka, Morgan Freeman, Fred Thompson, Lisa Banes, John Cullum, Graham Beckel, and Macon McCalman.