The Burning Bed
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The Burning Bed is a 1984 television drama film, based on a true story, that stars Farrah Fawcett as an abused wife who takes violent revenge on her husband and became a landmark work in raising awareness about domestic violence.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Burning Bed canonical | 4 |
| The Burning Bed (TV film) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television film ⓘ |
| awardNomination |
Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardNominationRecipient | Farrah Fawcett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Burning Bed (book) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Faith McNulty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterRole |
Farrah Fawcett as Francine Hughes
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Paul Le Mat as Mickey Hughes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | John McPherson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts | abused wife killing her husband ⓘ |
| director | Robert Greenwald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionFormat | broadcast television ⓘ |
| distributor | NBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Millie Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executiveProducer | Linda Otto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
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| format | made-for-television film ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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television drama ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | true story ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
battered woman syndrome
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domestic violence ⓘ spousal abuse ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| musicBy | Charles Gross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
landmark portrayal of battered women
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raising awareness about domestic violence ⓘ |
| originalChannel | NBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NBC ⓘ |
| originalReleaseDate | 1984-10-08 ⓘ |
| producer | Carol Schreder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Carol Schreder Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rating | high television ratings on first broadcast ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 95 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Rose Leiman Goldemberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Farrah Fawcett
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Grace Zabriskie NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Le Mat NERFINISHED ⓘ Penelope Milford NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Masur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
female empowerment
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self-defense ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
The Burning Bed (TV film)