The Burning Bed

Oct 8, 1984

1h 40m

★ 7.0

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

Overview

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.

Genres

Crime

Drama

TV Movie

Production Companies

Tisch/Avnet Productions Inc.

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Cast

Francine Hughes

Farrah Fawcett-Majors

Mickey Hughes

Paul Le Mat

Aryon Greydanus

Richard Masur

Flossie Hughes

Grace Zabriskie

Gaby

Penelope Milford

Christy, Age 12

Christa Denton

Berlin Hughes

James T. Callahan

District Attorney

Gary Grubbs

Wimpy Hughes

David Andrews

Police Witness

James Hampton

Virg

Virgil Frye

Hazel Moran

Dixie K. Wade

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