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The burning bed Cover Image DVD DVD

The burning bed [videorecording] / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; produced by Carol Schreder ; teleplay by Rose Leiman Goldemberg ; directed by Robert Greenwald.

Summary:

This film is based on 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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0792861787
  • ISBN: 9780792861782
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 95 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : MGM DVD : c2004.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on the book by Faith McNulty.
Videodisc release of a 1984 made-for-television motion picture.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Isidore Mankofsky ; editor, Michael A. Stevenson, Richard W. Fetterman ; music, Charles Gross.
Participant or Performer Note:
Farrah Fawcett, Paul Le Mat, Richard Masur, Grace Zabriskie, Penelope Milford, Crista Denton, James Callahan, Gary Grubbs.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVD format, region 1, full screen presentation; Dolby Digital Mono.
Language Note:
English or Spanish dialogue with optional English, French, or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Subject: Hughes, Francine, 1947- > Drama.
Wife abuse > Michigan > Drama.
Marital violence > Michigan > Drama.
Abused wives > Michigan > Drama.
Murder > Drama.
Biographical films.
Made-for-TV movies.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Genre: Videodiscs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Television adaptations.
Made for TV movies.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Kirtland Community College Library PN 1995.9 .J8 B87 2004 30775305444391 Media Library-Circulating Collection Available -


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