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The Burning Bed is a 1984 television drama film starring Farrah Fawcett, Paul Le Mat, and Richard Masur. Based on the 1980 non-fiction novel of the same name by Faith McNulty, it follows battered housewife Francine Hughes and her trial for the murder of her husband, James Berlin "Mickey" Hughes.
- Faith McNulty
- Crime Drama
- 1980
The Burning Bed: Directed by Robert Greenwald. With Farrah Fawcett, Paul Le Mat, Richard Masur, Grace Zabriskie. An abused battered wife has had enough of her husband beating up on her. Everywhere she turns for help, there's not much anyone will do.
- (3.5K)
- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Robert Greenwald
- 1984-10-08
Jun 12, 2023 · The 1984 film is based on the book by Faith McNulty, which chronicles the case of Francine Hughes, who set her abusive ex-husband on fire in 1977. The film depicts the horrific cycle of violence, the legal outcome, and the actors' reactions to the material.
Apr 3, 2012 · Watch scenes from "The Burning Bed", a powerful film based on a true story of domestic abuse and revenge. Inna's Project.
- 4 min
- 527.2K
- adorableinna
Mar 21, 2019 · Francine Hughes killed her abusive husband in 1977 and became a symbol of the fight against domestic violence. Learn how her case inspired a national movement that created shelters, laws and awareness for women like her.
Jul 9, 2020 · Hughes’s story has been told before—the new “Burning Bed” documentary borrows its title from the journalist Faith McNulty’s 1980 book about the Hugheses and from the 1984 TV-movie adaptation,...
The Burning Bed. After marrying her high school sweetheart, a woman falls into a marriage of constant abuse and terror until her desperation from a failed social welfare system and the need to protect her three children forces her to react with the ultimate revenge. HD.
