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Marie: A True Story(1985)
Status: Released
Date: 1985-09-27
58%
24 Votes
Time: 1h 52m
Criminals went free. Officials were bribed. Witnesses were threatened. The FBI couldn't stop it. One woman did.
Overview:
In 1978 Tennessee, a single mother and political appointee risks her career and her life to blow the whistle on rampant corruption in the penal system.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Marie: A True Story
Top 10 Billed Cast
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
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