Marie (1985)
September 27, 1985Release Date
Marie (1985)
September 27, 1985Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Sissy Spacek
Marie Ragghianti
Jeff Daniels
Eddie Sisk
Keith Szarabajka
Kevin McCormack
Fred Thompson
Fred Thompson
Morgan Freeman
Charles Traughber
Lisa Banes
Toni Greer
Roger Donaldson
Director
Trey Wilson
FBI Agent
Peter Maas
Writer
John Briley
Writer
John Cullum
Deputy Attorney General
Frank Capra, Jr.
Producer
Don Hood
Governor Blanton
Francis Lai
Composer
Clarence Felder
Jack Lowery
Graham Beckel
Charlie Benson
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
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.