Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
Note |
Based on the book by Faith McNulty. |
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Videodisc release of a 1984 made-for-television motion picture. |
Credits |
Director of photography, Isidore Mankofsky ; editor, Michael A. Stevenson, Richard W. Fetterman ; music, Charles Gross. |
Cast |
Farrah Fawcett, Paul Le Mat, Richard Masur, Grace Zabriskie, Penelope Milford, Crista Denton, James Callahan, Gary Grubbs. |
Summary |
This film is based on the true story of Francine Hughes, a battered housewife who was prosecuted in 1977 for dousing her abusive husband with gasoline and setting him on fire as he slept. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
System Details |
DVD format, region 1, full screen presentation; Dolby Digital Mono. |
Language |
English or Spanish dialogue with optional English, French, or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
Hughes, Francine, 1947- -- Drama.
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Wife abuse -- Michigan -- Drama.
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Marital violence -- Michigan -- Drama.
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Abused wives -- Michigan -- Drama.
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Murder -- Drama.
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Biographical films.
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Made-for-TV movies.
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Films for the hearing impaired.
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Added Author |
Schreder, Carol.
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Greenwald, Robert.
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Goldemberg, Rose Leiman.
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Fawcett, Farrah, 1947-2009.
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Le Mat, Paul.
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Masur, Richard.
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Zabriskie, Grace.
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Milford, Penelope.
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Grubbs, Gary, 1949-
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McNulty, Faith.
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Gross, Charles, 1934-
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
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MGM Home Entertainment Inc.
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Added Title |
MGM DVD.
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ISBN |
0792861787 |
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9780792861782 |
Standard No. |
027616911247 |
Music No. |
1006986 MGM Home Entertainment |
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