The Burning Bed
[New York, New York] : Kino Lorber, [2017]
Format: DVD
Description: 1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Francine Hughes marries her small-town high-school sweetheart Mickey only to discover his temper is short and his behavior violent. Urged to hang in there by her family and a broken social welfare system, she suffers continuous abuse, until desperation leads her to cross a threshold from which neither her nor her husband can ever return.
Series: KL studio classics.
Other Authors:
Greenwald, Robert, television director.
Goldemberg, Rose Leiman, screenwriter.
Schreder, Carol, television producer.
Fawcett, Farrah, 1947-2009, actor.
Le Mat, Paul, actor.
Masur, Richard, actor.
Zabriskie, Grace, actor.
Callahan, James, 1930-2007, actor.
Milford, Penelope, actor.
Grubbs, Gary, 1949- actor.
Television adaptation of (work): McNulty, Faith. Burning bed.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, production company.
Kino Lorber, Inc., publisher.
Greenwald, Robert, television director.
Goldemberg, Rose Leiman, screenwriter.
Schreder, Carol, television producer.
Fawcett, Farrah, 1947-2009, actor.
Le Mat, Paul, actor.
Masur, Richard, actor.
Zabriskie, Grace, actor.
Callahan, James, 1930-2007, actor.
Milford, Penelope, actor.
Grubbs, Gary, 1949- actor.
Television adaptation of (work): McNulty, Faith. Burning bed.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, production company.
Kino Lorber, Inc., publisher.
Subjects:
Hughes, Francine, 1947- -- Drama.
Hughes, Francine, 1947-
Wife abuse -- Michigan -- Drama.
Abused wives -- Michigan -- Drama.
Marital violence -- Michigan -- Drama.
Uxoricide -- Michigan -- Drama.
Abused wives.
Marital violence.
Uxoricide.
Wife abuse.
Michigan.
Hughes, Francine, 1947- -- Drama.
Hughes, Francine, 1947-
Wife abuse -- Michigan -- Drama.
Abused wives -- Michigan -- Drama.
Marital violence -- Michigan -- Drama.
Uxoricide -- Michigan -- Drama.
Abused wives.
Marital violence.
Uxoricide.
Wife abuse.
Michigan.
Target Audience: MPAA rating: Not rated.
UPC: 738329216191
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
DVD DRAMA Burning | Cooper (Forest Acres) | DVD | In |
DVD DRAMA Burning | North Main | DVD | In |
Title from web page.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1984.
Wide screen (1.78:1) and full screen (1.33:1).
Based on the book by Faith McNulty.
DVD extras: Includes both widescreen and full screen versions; interview with director Robert Greenwald; trailer gallery.
Videorecording.
Director of photography, Isidore Mankofsky ; editor, Michael A. Stevenson, Richard W. Fetterman ; music, Charles Gross.
Farrah Fawcett, Paul le Mat, Richard Masur, Grace Zabriskie, James T. Callahan, Penelope Milford, Crista Denton, Gary Grubbs.
DVD; Region 1; NTSC; anamorphic 1.33:1/1.78:1.
In English with optional English subtitles.
Golden Globe Awards, 1985: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television (Le Mat).
Originally released as a motion picture in 1984.
Wide screen (1.78:1) and full screen (1.33:1).
Based on the book by Faith McNulty.
DVD extras: Includes both widescreen and full screen versions; interview with director Robert Greenwald; trailer gallery.
Videorecording.
Director of photography, Isidore Mankofsky ; editor, Michael A. Stevenson, Richard W. Fetterman ; music, Charles Gross.
Farrah Fawcett, Paul le Mat, Richard Masur, Grace Zabriskie, James T. Callahan, Penelope Milford, Crista Denton, Gary Grubbs.
DVD; Region 1; NTSC; anamorphic 1.33:1/1.78:1.
In English with optional English subtitles.
Golden Globe Awards, 1985: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television (Le Mat).