CrimeDramaTV Movie
The Burning Bed
"He didn't know how to stop it... she did."
User Score50 votes
70%7.0/10
Release1984→
Runtime1H 40M
LanguageEnglish
StatusReleased
Synopsis
An abused battered wife has had enough of husband beating up on her. Everywhere she turns for help, there's not much anyone will do. After he rapes her one night, she sets the bed on fire with him in it asleep.
Principal Cast8
Farrah Fawcett-Majors
Francine Hughes
Paul Le Mat
Mickey Hughes
Richard Masur
Aryon Greydanus
Grace Zabriskie
Flossie Hughes
Penelope Milford
Gaby
Christa Denton
Christy, Age 12
James T. Callahan
Berlin Hughes
Gary Grubbs
District Attorney
Media8
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Director
Robert Greenwald
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Keywords
domestic violencekillerbitingangrydetachedaggressivegrimmaliciousanxiousdramaticauthoritariancallousenragedmean spirited
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Countries:United States of America
Production:Tisch/Avnet Productions Inc.