The burning bed / produced by Carol Schreder ; teleplay by Rose Leiman Goldemberg ; directed by Robert Greenwald.

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Tells the true story of Francine Hughes, a battered housewife who was prosecuted in 1977 for dousing her abusive husband with gasoline and setting him on fire as he slept.

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Corporate Author: MGM Home Entertainment Inc
Other Authors: Fawcett, Farrah, 1947-2009, Le Mat, Paul, Masur, Richard, Zabriskie, Grace, Milford, Penelope, Schreder, Carol, Goldemberg, Rose Leiman, Greenwald, Robert, McNulty, Faith
Language:English
Spanish
French
Language and/or Writing System:
Soundtrack in English or Spanish; subtitles in English, Spanish or French.
Closed captioned.
Published: Santa Monica, CA : MGM Home Entertainment, [2004], ©2004.
Edition:Standard format.
Subjects:
Hughes, Francine, > 1947- > Drama.
Wife abuse > Michigan > Drama.
Abused wives > Michigan > Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Made-for-TV movies.
Television adaptations.
Genre:
Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Made-for-TV movies.
Television adaptations.
Physical Description:1 DVD (approximately 95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Tells the true story of Francine Hughes, a battered housewife who was prosecuted in 1977 for dousing her abusive husband with gasoline and setting him on fire as he slept.
Note:Originally produced as a television movie in 1984.
Based on the book by Faith McNulty.
Videorecording.
Call Number:PN1995.9.W6 B83 2004 VideoDVD
CL9 D0039906 VideoDVD
Audience:
Not rated MGM Home Entertainment.
Interest Grade Level:
5-adult BWI.
ISBN:0792861787
Credits:Director of photography, Isidore Mankofsky ; edited by Michael A. Stephenson, Richard W. Fetterman ; music, Charles Gross.
System Details:DVD player required; mono.; region 1.
Cast:
Farrah Fawcett, Paul Le Mat, Richard Masur, Grace Zabriskie, Penelope Milford.