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6.6/10   314 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Peter Maas (book)
John Briley (screenplay)
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Release Date:
27 September 1985 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
A true story. more
Plot:
A woman is determined to reveal the truth about an insidious political corruption. In doing so she risks her safety, career and reputation but will not stop asking questions until the truth is known. | add synopsis
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(12 articles)
User Comments:
Before Jeffrey Wigand, before Erin Brockovich, there was Marie Ragghianti. more (4 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Sissy Spacek ... Marie Ragghianti

Jeff Daniels ... Eddie Sisk

Keith Szarabajka ... Kevin McCormack

Morgan Freeman ... Charles Traughber
Fred Dalton Thompson ... Himself (as Fred Thompson)
Lisa Banes ... Toni Greer
Trey Wilson ... FBI Agent

John Cullum ... Deputy Attorney General
Don Hood ... Governor Blanton
Graham Beckel ... Charlie Benson

Macon McCalman ... Murray Henderson
Collin Wilcox Paxton ... Virginia
Robert Green Benson III ... Dante Ragghianti
Dawn Carmen ... Therese Ragghianti
Shane Wexel ... Ricky Ragghianti
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Marie: A True Story
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Runtime:
112 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Lawyer and politician Fred Dalton Thompson, appearing in this film as himself, launched his acting career with this movie. more
Soundtrack:
Honey Honey more

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2 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
Before Jeffrey Wigand, before Erin Brockovich, there was Marie Ragghianti., 13 June 2006
7/10
Author: Lee Eisenberg (eisenberg.lee@gmail.com) from Portland, Oregon, USA

In case you've never heard of Marie Ragghianti, she escaped an abusive marriage and went to work for a firm, only to discover some unsavory things about it. In the movie "Marie", Sissy Spacek plays her as well as can be expected. However, I would agree with a previous reviewer that the movie sort of uses her as a conduit to tell the story, and otherwise seems incomplete.

But overall, they do a pretty good job showing how Marie was finally able to make something of herself, only to be faced with the dilemma of maintaining this position or blowing the whistle. Maybe not exactly a masterpiece, but certainly worth seeing. Also starring Jeff Daniels and Morgan Freeman.

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