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The plot follows Hughes' trial for the murder of her husband, James Berlin "Mickey" Hughes, following her setting fire to the bed he was sleeping in at their Dansville, Michigan home on March 9, 1977 after thirteen years of physical domestic abuse at his hands.
- Faith McNulty
- Crime Drama
- 1980
8 ott 1984 · Based on a true story, this 1984 drama stars Farrah Fawcett as a woman who sets fire to her husband's bed while he sleeps. The movie explores the cycle of violence, the legal system and the public reaction to her confession and trial.
- (3,5K)
- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Robert Greenwald
- 1984-10-08
3 apr 2012 · Watch scenes from "The Burning Bed", a powerful film based on a true story of domestic abuse and revenge. Inna's Project.
- 4 min
- 515,7K
- adorableinna
Francine Moran Hughes (later Wilson; August 17, 1947 – March 22, 2017) was an American woman who, after thirteen years of domestic abuse, set fire to the bed in which her live-in ex-husband Mickey Hughes was sleeping, on March 9, 1977, in Dansville, Michigan.
9 lug 2020 · When Mickey fell asleep, drunk, that night, Hughes doused his bed in gasoline, lit it on fire, packed her four children into her car, and drove away as flames engulfed the house.
21 mar 2019 · Francine Hughes killed her abusive husband in 1977 and became a symbol of the fight against domestic violence. Learn how her case inspired a national movement that created shelters, laws and awareness for women like her.
31 mar 2017 · Farrah Fawcett starred as Ms. Hughes in “The Burning Bed,” a television movie seen by more than 75 million people when it aired in 1984. NBC-TV. Ms. Hughes, who used the last name Wilson after...
