Marie (1985 film), the Glossary
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.[1]
Table of Contents
30 relations: Biographical film, Chris Menges, Francis Lai, Fred Thompson, Gandhi (film), Governor of Tennessee, Graham Beckel, Janet Maslin, Jeff Daniels, John Briley, John Cullum, Keith Szarabajka, Lisa Banes, Macon McCalman, Marie Ragghianti, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Morgan Freeman, Neil Travis, Peter Maas, Ray Blanton, Roger Donaldson, Roger Ebert, Scandal, Screenplay, Sissy Spacek, Tennessee Board of Parole, The New York Times, Trey Wilson, United States Senate, Watergate scandal.
- 1985 crime films
- Films about corruption in the United States
- Films directed by Roger Donaldson
- Films with screenplays by John Briley
Biographical film
A biographical film or biopic is a film that dramatizes the life of an actual person or group of people.
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Chris Menges
Chris Menges BSC, ASC (born 15 September 1940) is a British cinematographer and film director.
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Francis Lai
Francis Albert Lai (26 April 19327 November 2018) was a French composer, noted for his film scores.
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Fred Thompson
Freddie Dalton Thompson (August 19, 1942 – November 1, 2015) was an American politician, attorney, lobbyist, columnist, actor, and radio personality.
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Gandhi (film)
Gandhi is a 1982 epic biographical film based on the life of Mahatma Gandhi, a major leader in the Indian independence movement against the British Empire during the 20th century. Marie (1985 film) and Gandhi (film) are films with screenplays by John Briley.
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Governor of Tennessee
The governor of Tennessee is the head of government of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.
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Graham Beckel
Graham Stuart Beckel (born December 22, 1949) is an American character actor.
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Janet Maslin
Janet R. Maslin (born August 12, 1949) is an American journalist, best known as a film and literary critic for The New York Times.
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Jeff Daniels
Jeffrey Warren Daniels (born February 19, 1955) is an American actor.
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John Briley
Richard John Briley (June 25, 1925 – December 14, 2019) was an American writer best known for screenplays of biographical films.
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John Cullum
John Cullum (born March 2, 1930) is an American actor and singer.
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Keith Szarabajka
Keith Szarabajka (born December 2, 1952) is an American actor.
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Lisa Banes
Lisa Lou Banes (July 9, 1955 – June 14, 2021) was an American actress known for more than 80 film and television roles, as well as stage appearances on Broadway and elsewhere.
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Macon McCalman
Willis Macon McCalman (December 30, 1932 – November 29, 2005) was an American television, stage and big screen movie actor.
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Marie Ragghianti
Marie Fajardo Ragghianti (born June 13, 1942), Peter B. Hoffman, United States Parole Commission website.
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (also known as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, commonly shortened to MGM), is an American media company specializing in film and television production and distribution based in Beverly Hills, California.
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Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman (born June 1, 1937) is an American actor, producer, and narrator.
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Neil Travis
Herbert Neil Travis (October 12, 1936 – March 28, 2012) was an American film and television editor with about 28 feature film credits from 1970–2007.
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Peter Maas
__notoc__ Peter Maas (June 27, 1929 – August 23, 2001) was an American journalist and author.
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Ray Blanton
Leonard Ray Blanton (April 10, 1930 – November 22, 1996)Fred Rolater,, Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture, 2009.
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Roger Donaldson
Roger Lindsey Donaldson (born 15 November 1945) is an Australian and New Zealand film director, screenwriter, and producer.
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Roger Ebert
Roger Joseph Ebert (June 18, 1942 – April 4, 2013) was an American film critic, film historian, journalist, essayist, screenwriter, and author.
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Scandal
A scandal can be broadly defined as the strong social reactions of outrage, anger, or surprise, when accusations or rumours circulate or appear for some reason, regarding a person or persons who are perceived to have transgressed in some way a social norm.
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Screenplay
A screenplay, or script, is a written work produced for a film, television show, or video game (as opposed to a stage play) by screenwriters.
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Sissy Spacek
Mary Elizabeth "Sissy" Spacek (born December 25, 1949) is an American actress.
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Tennessee Board of Parole
The Tennessee Board of Parole, formerly known as the Tennessee Board of Pardons and Paroles and Tennessee Board of Probation and Parole, is the state parole board in Tennessee.
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The New York Times
The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.
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Trey Wilson
Donald Yearnsley "Trey" Wilson III (January 21, 1948 – January 16, 1989) was an American character actor known for playing rural, authoritarian-type characters, most notably in comedies such as Raising Arizona and Bull Durham.
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United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress.
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Watergate scandal
The Watergate scandal was a major political controversy in the United States during the presidency of Richard Nixon from 1972 to 1974, ultimately resulting in Nixon's resignation.
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See also
1985 crime films
- Clue (film)
- Cop au Vin
- Engal Kural
- Hell Train (film)
- Kutravaaligal
- Marie (1985 film)
- Mixed Blood (1985 film)
Films about corruption in the United States
- 16 Blocks
- Bad Company (1995 film)
- Bad Press
- Batman Begins
- Black and Blue (2019 film)
- Blacklight (film)
- Body Cam (film)
- Chinatown (1974 film)
- Dark Money (film)
- Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie
- Friend of the World
- Gang in Blue
- Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea
- Incident on a Dark Street
- Internal Affairs (film)
- Kids for Cash
- Léon: The Professional
- Lady from Louisiana
- Marie (1985 film)
- Parole, Inc.
- Premium Rush
- Pride and Glory (film)
- Private Hell 36
- Rafferty (film)
- Reptile (film)
- Safe (2012 film)
- Serpico
- Sin City (film)
- Sleepless (2017 film)
- Spotlight (film)
- Storm Warning (1950 film)
- Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
- Tank (film)
- The Apprentice (2024 film)
- The Batman (film)
- The Big Fix (1947 film)
- The Big Short (film)
- The Case Against Brooklyn
- The Corruptor
- The Distinguished Gentleman
- The First Purge
- The Glass House (1972 film)
- The Happytime Murders
- The Laundromat (2019 film)
- The Purge: Election Year
- The Racket (1928 film)
- The Washington Masquerade
- The Yards
- True Colors (film)
Films directed by Roger Donaldson
- Cadillac Man
- Cocktail (1988 film)
- Dante's Peak
- Marie (1985 film)
- McLaren (film)
- No Way Out (1987 film)
- Nutcase (film)
- Seeking Justice
- Sleeping Dogs (1977 film)
- Smash Palace
- Species (film)
- The Bank Job
- The Bounty (1984 film)
- The Getaway (1994 film)
- The November Man
- The Recruit (film)
- The World's Fastest Indian
- Thirteen Days (film)
- White Sands (film)
Films with screenplays by John Briley
- Children of the Damned
- Christopher Columbus: The Discovery
- Cry Freedom
- Eagle's Wing
- Enigma (1982 film)
- Gandhi (film)
- Hammerhead (film)
- Invasion Quartet
- Marie (1985 film)
- Pope Joan (1972 film)
- Postman's Knock (film)
- Tai-Pan (film)
- That Lucky Touch
- The Medusa Touch (film)
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_(1985_film)
Also known as Marie (1985 movie), Marie: A True Story.