The Burning Bed
1984
In 1977, after suffering years of physical abuse at the hands of her brutal husband, Mickey (Paul Le Mat), Michigan housewife Francine Hughes (Farrah Fawcett) kills him one night by setting fire to him as he sleeps. She is subsequently prosecuted. Fawcett garnered an Emmy nomination for role in this acclaimed television .. Read more
| Starring | Farrah Fawcett, Paul Le Mat, Richard Masur, Grace Zabriskie |
|---|---|
| Director | Robert Greenwald |
| Genres | Drama |
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The Burning Bed
In 1977, after suffering years of physical abuse at the hands of her brutal husband, Mickey (Paul Le Mat), Michigan housewife Francine Hughes (Farrah Fawcett) kills him one night by setting fire to him as he sleeps. She is subsequently prosecuted. Fawcett garnered an Emmy nomination for role in this acclaimed television adaptation of a true story.
| Starring | Farrah Fawcett, Paul Le Mat, Richard Masur, Grace Zabriskie, Penelope Milford |
|---|---|
| Director | Robert Greenwald |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 35 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: not available Production year: 1984 |
| Format | DVD |
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Powerful film
This is a tale of hopes and happiness turning into something terrible. It starts with a happy couple, who get married and things seem rosey. But over time the husband becomes increasingly aggressive and abusive. You can really sympathise with the wife, as it shows her dispair at the situation and how you can become stuck in this kind of marriage. The results of the husbands beatings are quite shocking, but I think the film warrants it, in order to show the horror some women live with. The fact that the couple have children and they have to grow up in this kind of environment makes the story even more tragic. A good dramatisation, highly recommended.
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Burning Bed director honours 'fearless' Fawcett
- 26 Jun 2009
The director Farrah Fawcett hired to help her make acclaimed 1984 TV movie The Burning Bed has paid tribute to his star, calling her a "fearless" risk taker. Robert Greenwald worked closely with Fawcett on the harrowing movie, in which the actress played a domestic abuse victim who sets her husband on fire, and still thinks of the 25-year-old film as one of his best pieces. He puts that down to Fawcett's willingness to turn her back on her pin-up status and work hard to become a desperate... Read more
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