Farrah Fawcett
Francine Hughes
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Oct 8, 1984 · Based on a true story, this 1984 drama stars Farrah Fawcett as a woman who sets fire to her husband's bed while he sleeps. The movie explores the cycle of violence, the legal system and the public reaction to her crime.
- (3.4K)
- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Robert Greenwald
- 1984-10-08
The Burning Bed is both a 1980 non-fiction book by Faith McNulty about battered housewife Francine Hughes, and a 1984 TV-movie adaptation written by Rose Leiman Goldemberg.. 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 ...
- Faith McNulty
- Crime Drama
- 1980
Rent The Burning Bed on Prime Video, or buy it on Prime Video. Francine Hughes (Farrah Fawcett) suffers the abuse of her husband, Mickey (Paul Le Mat), for almost a decade because she cannot find ...
- (131)
- Robert Greenwald
- TV-14
- Farrah Fawcett
Browse Movies TV Shows Live TV Español Tubi Kids. Sign In Register. Add to My List. Share. The Burning Bed. 1984 · 1 hr 36 min. TV-MA. Drama · Crime.
- Robert Greenwald
- January 1, 1984
- 96 min
Brief Synopsis. Read More. Farrah Fawcett astounded critics with the heretofore unplumbed depths of her performing abilities, playing a battered wife charged with her husband's murder after setting his bed afire following years of beatings and humiliations. Her greatly praised work won her an Emmy nomination as Outstanding Ac.
- Robert Greenwald
- Farrah Fawcett
A 1984 movie based on a true story of a woman who sets her abusive husband on fire while he sleeps. Find out where to watch online, who stars in the film, and what critics say about it.
Find out who starred in and worked on the TV movie based on the true story of Francine Hughes, who set her abusive husband on fire. See the full list of actors, directors, writers, producers and more on IMDb.
