| Description |
1 DVD (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
013500 |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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video file |
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DVD video |
| Series |
KL studio classics
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KL studio classics.
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| Note |
Closed captioned for the hearing impaired. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1984. |
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Based on the book by Faith McNulty. |
| 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. |
| Note |
DVD extras: Includes both widescreen and full screen versions; interview with director Robert Greenwald; trailer gallery. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Isidore Mankofsky ; editor, Michael A. Stevenson, Richard W. Fetterman ; music, Charles Gross. |
| Performer |
Farrah Fawcett, Paul le Mat, Richard Masur, Grace Zabriskie, James T. Callahan, Penelope Milford, Crista Denton, Gary Grubbs. |
| Audience |
OFRB Parental guidance. |
| Subject |
Hughes, Francine, 1947- -- Drama.
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Hughes, Francine, 1947- |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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| Subject |
Wife abuse -- Michigan -- Drama.
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Wife abuse. |
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Michigan. |
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Abused wives -- Michigan -- Drama.
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Abused wives. |
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Marital violence -- Michigan -- Drama.
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Marital violence. |
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Uxoricide -- Michigan -- Drama.
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Uxoricide. |
| Genre/Form |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Made-for-TV movies.
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Biographical films.
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Feature films.
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Television adaptations.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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| Added Author |
Greenwald, Robert, television director.
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Goldemberg, Rose Leiman, screenwriter.
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Schreder, Carol, television producer.
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Fawcett, Farrah, 1947-2009, actor.
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Le Mat, Paul, actor.
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Masur, Richard, actor.
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Zabriskie, Grace, actor.
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Milford, Penelope, actor.
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Television adaptation of (work): McNulty, Faith.
Burning bed.
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, production company.
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Kino Lorber, Inc., publisher.
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| ISBN |
9786317081529 |
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6317081522 |
| Standard No. |
738329216191 |
| Music No. |
K21619 Kino Lorber |
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