The Burning Bed

The Burning Bed
1984CrimeDramaTV Movie100 mins
★★★★★

Plot

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.... read more

  • Robert Greenwald

    Director

  • Rose Leiman Goldemberg

    Teleplay

  • Faith McNulty

    Novel

  • Isidore Mankofsky

    Director of Photography

  • Michael A. Stevenson

    Editor

  • Richard Fetterman

    Editor

  • Farrah Fawcett

    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

  • David Andrews

    Wimpy Hughes

  • James Hampton

    Police Witness

  • Virgil Frye

    Virg

  • Dixie K. Wade

    Hazel Moran

  • Heather Rich

    Christy, Age 6

  • Justin Gocke

    Jimmy, Age 4

  • Elizabeth Lyn Fraser

    Nicole

  • Ben Fuhrman

    Henry Eckworth

  • Kimberley Dashiell

    Ann

  • Fred D. Scott

    Mr. Barlow

  • Patricia George

    Female Deputy

  • Hoolihand Burke

    Matron

  • Sherry McFarland

    Ellen

  • Gilmer McCormick

    Salesperson

  • Anna Pagan

    Clair

  • Sonny Carl Davis

    Asst. Prosecutor

  • Delana Michaels

    Miss Connor

  • Greg Norberg

    Ernest

  • Jeremy Ross

    Judge Hotchkiss

  • Freddie Dawson

  • Jeffrey Lampert

  • Wayne Knight

    Juror (uncredited)

  • David Ward

    Courtroom Security Officer (uncredited)

  • David Friedman

    Jimmy, Age 10

    • Runtime

    100 minutes

    Released

    1984-10-08

    Languages

    English

    Countries

    United States of America

    Studios

    Tisch/Avnet Productions Inc.

    Sound

  • Charles Gross

    Original Music Composer

    • Updated

    614 days ago

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