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The plot follows Hughes' trial for the murder of her husband, James Berlin "Mickey" Hughes, following her setting fire to the bed he was sleeping in at their Dansville, Michigan home on March 9, 1977 after thirteen years of physical domestic abuse at his hands.
- Faith McNulty
- Crime Drama
- 1980
Oct 8, 1984 · 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.
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- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Robert Greenwald
- 1984-10-08
Mar 21, 2019 · Francine Hughes’ life story reads like a nightmare, and the book based on her ordeal, Faith McNulty’s The Burning Bed is as much a horror story as true crime reportage. As a child, Francine...
Francine Moran Hughes (later Wilson; August 17, 1947 – March 22, 2017) was an American woman who, after thirteen years of domestic abuse, set fire to the bed in which her live-in ex-husband Mickey Hughes was sleeping, on March 9, 1977, in Dansville, Michigan. Mickey was killed and the house destroyed in the resulting fire.
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.
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The Burning Bed. 1984 · 1 hr 36 min. TV-MA. Drama · Crime. A battered wife sets her husband on fire one night after living with his beatings and humiliations for years. Subtitles: English. Starring: James Callahan Farrah Fawcett Paul Le Mat. Directed by: Robert Greenwald.
Dec 6, 2017 · Watch the trailer of the 1984 TV movie "The Burning Bed", starring Farrah Fawcett as a battered wife who fights back against her abusive husband.
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