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The Burning Bed
1984 ‧ Crime/Drama ‧ 1h 35m
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7.2/10 · IMDb
77% · Rotten Tomatoes
Francine Hughes (Farrah Fawcett) suffers the abuse of her husband, Mickey (Paul Le Mat), for almost a decade because she cannot find any help. When a drunken Mickey rapes her and then passes out, Francine pours gasoline over him and lights it on...
Release date: October 8, 1984 (USA)
Director: Robert Greenwald
Jul 9, 2020 · The film follows the legacy of Hughes's case, focussing on the ways that, despite changing the national conversation about domestic violence, ...
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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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A TV movie with far more substance and relevance than you'd expect, it's based on a stomach churning real life case, and the film doesn't shy away from the ugly ...
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The Burning Bed is the true story of Francine Hughes who killed her abusive ex-husband, Mickey, after enduring over a dozen years of emotional, financial and ...
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Buy a cheap copy of The Burning Bed: The True Story of an... book by Faith McNulty. Item is in GOOD condition. With average wear to cover, pages and binding ...
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Based on actual events, this courageous story of a woman pushed to the edge is a gut-wrenching, eye-opening and shocking experience. Francine Hughes (Fawcett) ...
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Based on actual events, this courageous story of a woman pushed to the edge is a gut-wrenching, eye-opening and shocking experience. Francine Hughes (Fawcett) ...
A battered wife sets her husband on fire one night after living with his beatings and humiliations for years. Subtitles: English.
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 ...