The Burning Bed (1984)

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

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.

• Released: 1984-10-08
• Genres: Crime, Drama, TV Movie
• Runtime: 1h 40m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.9/10 from 57 votes

Directed by Robert Greenwald.

Top cast

• Farrah Fawcett as Francine Hughes
• Paul Le Mat as Mickey Hughes
• Richard Masur as Aryon Greydanus
• Grace Zabriskie as Flossie Hughes
• Penelope Milford as Gaby
• Christa Denton as Christy, Age 12
• James T. Callahan as Berlin Hughes
• Gary Grubbs as District Attorney
• David Andrews as Wimpy Hughes
• James Hampton as Police Witness

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Burning Bed

• United States: stream on ScreenPix Apple TV channel, ScreenPix Amazon Channel ; watch free on YouTube Free; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
• United Kingdom: rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video

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