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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 · A 1984 biographical crime drama starring Farrah Fawcett as Francine Hughes, who sets fire to her husband's bed after years of violence. The movie is based on a true story and was nominated for eight Primetime Emmys.
- (3.5K)
- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Robert Greenwald
- 1984-10-08
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.
- Robert Greenwald
- January 1, 1984
- 96 min
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.
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...
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A TV movie starring Farrah Fawcett as a battered wife who kills her abusive husband by setting his bed on fire. The film is based on a true story and received critical acclaim and an Emmy nomination for Fawcett.
