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The Burning Bed

He didn't know how to stop it... she did.

Film19841h 40mReleased

DramaCrimeTV Movie
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Director
Robert Greenwald
Language
English
Released
1984-10-08
Runtime
1h 40m

Community score

6.953 votes on TMDB

Confidence

Rating weighted by how many people voted

6.5

The story

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.

Cast

  • Farrah Fawcett
    Farrah FawcettFrancine Hughes
  • Paul Le Mat
    Paul Le MatMickey Hughes
  • Richard Masur
    Richard MasurAryon Greydanus
  • Grace Zabriskie
    Grace ZabriskieFlossie Hughes
  • Penelope Milford
    Penelope MilfordGaby
  • Christa Denton
    Christa DentonChristy, Age 12
  • James T. Callahan
    James T. CallahanBerlin Hughes
  • Gary Grubbs
    Gary GrubbsDistrict Attorney
  • David Andrews — artwork unavailable
    David AndrewsWimpy Hughes
  • James Hampton
    James HamptonPolice Witness