DVD

The burning bed.

Farrah Fawcett, Paul le Mat, Richard Masur, Grace Zabriskie, James T. Callahan, Penelope Milford, Crista Denton, Gary Grubbs. (Cast).

Summary:

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.

Record details

ISBN: 9786317081529
ISBN: 6317081522
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [New York, New York] : Kino Lorber, [2017]

Content descriptions

General Note:	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: Interview with director Robert Greenwald; trailer gallery.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; produced by Carol Schreder ; teleplay by Rose Leiman Goldemberg ; directed by Robert Greenwald. Director of photography, Isidore Mankofsky ; editor, Michael A. Stevenson, Richard W. Fetterman ; music, Charles Gross.
Participant or Performer Note:	Farrah Fawcett, Paul le Mat, Richard Masur, Grace Zabriskie, James T. Callahan, Penelope Milford, Crista Denton, Gary Grubbs.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details Note:	DVD; Region 1; NTSC; anamorphic 1.33:1/1.78:1.
Language Note:	In English with optional English subtitles.
Awards Note:	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).