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Marie: a True Story

BBC One
on BBC One London

Drama based on a true story, starring Sissy Spacek, Jeff Daniels

Marie Ragghianti, a battered wife and mother of three, wants more from life for herself and her children. Working her way through college to eventually become the first woman to head Tennessee's parole board, she blows the whistle on the corruption she finds all around her. Hounded out of her job by those on the take, she faces her biggest challenge - the fight for justice.
(1985) (Subtitied)
See Films: pages 67-74 ***

Contributors

Director:
Roger Donaldson
Marie Ragghianti:
Sissy Spacek
Eddie Sisk:
Jeff Daniels
Kevin McCormack:
Keith Szarabajka
Governor Ray Blanton:
Don Hood
Charles Traughber:
Morgan Freeman
Toni Greer:
Lisa Banes
Charlie Benson:
Graham Beckel
Murray Henderson:
Macon McCalman
Virginia:
Collin Wilcox Paxton
Dante Ragghianti:
Robert Green Benson Ii
Therese Ragghianti:
Dawn Carmen
Ricky Ragghianti:
Shane Wexel
Dave Ragghianti:
Vincent Irizarry
Bill Thompson:
Michael Pmoran
Jack Lowery:
Clarence Felder
Sherry Lomax:
Lisa Foster
Arnold Hurst:
Charles Kahlenberg
Tommy Prater:
Joe Sun
Gary Gerbitz:
Leon Rippy
Clayton Dawson:
Timothy Carhart
Judge:
Phil Markert
Jury foreman:
Ivan Green
Himself:
Fred Thompson
Source: Radio Times

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