| The Legend of Lizzie Borden (1975)
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| Front Cover |
Actor |
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| Elizabeth Montgomery |
Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Borden
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| Fionnula Flanagan |
Bridget Sullivan
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| Ed Flanders |
Hosea Knowlton
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| Katherine Helmond |
Emma Borden
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| Don Porter |
George Robinson
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| Fritz Weaver |
Mr. Andrew Borden
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| Bonnie Bartlett |
Sylvia Knowlton
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| John Beal |
Dr. Bowen
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| Helen Craig |
Mrs. Abby Borden
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| Alan Hewitt |
Mayor Coughlin
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| Tracie Savage |
Young Lizzie
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| Olan Soule |
Eli Bence
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| Amzie Strickland |
Adelaide Churchill
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| Hayden Rorke |
Julien Ralph
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| Lynn Wood |
Mrs. Raymond
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| Patricia Wilson |
Hannah Reagan
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| Iggie Wolfington |
Store Proprietor
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| Gloria Stuart |
Store Customer
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| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Drama |
| Director |
Paul Wendkos |
| Producer |
George LeMaire |
| Writer |
William Bast |
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| Language |
English |
| Running Time |
100 mins |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
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| Plot |
"The Legend of Lizzie Borden" is possibly one of the best TV movies ever made! I DO NOT say this lightly! The filmakers have taken such care to recreate the tone
and atmosphere of New England in the 1890s.It puts theatrical productions to shame!From the flawless photography,
authentic props and scenery,masterful costume and hairstyles,and the documentary feel of the cool,muted visual design of the film.
The viewer gets a rare look into the case of Lizzie Borden from both HER viewpoint and the viewpoint of the legend itself!
The case story is by now well known (however legally"unsolved") Lizzie Borden is accused of a brutal double-murder of her father and step-mother.
The trial and legal proceedings are taken (almost exactly) from the transcripts of 1893.The filmakers have introduced one of the theories
of how Lizzie could have committed the murders without actually bringing it out in the courtroom(which it never was) This is done quite effectively
through use of flashbacks and "daydreaming" and would not have been possible without the performance of Elizabeth Montgomery.She is alternatingly cold,
fierce,manipulative,and above all believable as Lizzie ( the real Lizzie was heavier,shorter and not very pretty) Miss Montgomery makes one realize that
there really WAS some magic behind that "witch twitch" we all knew from TV.
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| Personal Details |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
11 |
| In Collection |
Yes |
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| Product Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| Release Date |
2004 |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Notes
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| TV movie starring Elizabeth Montgomery as the titular axe murderess. This is the Euro cut with a little more violence. |
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