In 1893 Massachusetts, Lizzie Andrew Borden is put on trial for murdering her father and stepmother with an axe.
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Title: The Legend of Lizzie Borden (TV Movie 1975)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Elizabeth Montgomery | ... | Lizzie Borden | |
| Fionnula Flanagan | ... | Bridget Sullivan | |
| Ed Flanders | ... | Hosea Knowlton | |
| Katherine Helmond | ... | Emma Borden | |
| Don Porter | ... | George Robinson | |
| Fritz Weaver | ... | Andrew Borden | |
| Bonnie Bartlett | ... | Sylvia Knowlton | |
| John Beal | ... | Dr. Bowen | |
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Helen Craig | ... | Abby Borden |
| Alan Hewitt | ... | Mayor Coughlin | |
| Gail Kobe | ... | Alice Russell | |
| Hayden Rorke | ... | Julien Ralph | |
| Amzie Strickland | ... | Adelaide Churchill | |
| Robert Symonds | ... | Andrew Jennings | |
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Iggie Wolfington | ... | Store Proprietor |
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Elizabeth Montgomery stars as Lizzie Borden, a 19th-century Massachusetts woman who is put on trial for the brutal slaughter of her father and stepmother in their family home. She is accused of hacking up her parents with an axe after carefully removing her clothes to avoid bloodstains. Based on fact and considered shocking at the time for a TV-movie. Written by alfiehitchie
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year 1893 | daughter murders father | daughter murders mother | daughter murders parents | stepdaughter murders stepmother |Taglines:
Could this woman commit the crime of the century? See more »Parents Guide:
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Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Borden: Oh Mrs Churchill, do come in. Someone has killed Father.
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Elizabeth Montgomery and Lizzie Borden were sixth cousins once removed, both descending from 17th-century Massachusetts resident John Luther. Rhonda McClure, the genealogist who documented the Montgomery-Borden connection, said, "I wonder how Elizabeth would have felt if she knew she was playing her own cousin." See more »Goofs
High voltage power cables on pylons can be seen on the hills behind the Borden house. See more »Quotes
Adelaide Churchill: Lizzie what's wrong?Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Borden: Oh Mrs Churchill, do come in. Someone has killed Father.
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Alternate Versions
A European video release runs about 3 minutes shorter than the original American version One version shows a glimpse of Elizabeth Montgomery's breast while she is murdering her stepmother. Some prints have a different camera angle that does not show this. The closing credits of the American version says "A George Lemaire Production in association with" then fades to black and shows the Paramount logo while the end music is still playing. The European video release says "A George Lemaire Production in association with" then fades to black and does not show the Paramount logo. The 2014 DVD from Cinedigm uses the original American broadcast version. See more »
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EnglishRelease Date:
10 February 1975 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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I concur with the positive comments here about this well above average made for TV movie. A friend of mine recently got his hands on a video of the film, and watching it, a little over 30 years later, I still experienced the hairs on the back of my neck standing up.
Elizabeth Montgomery gives a powerful, cold and chilling performance as the legendary Lizzie Borden.
LOL, when my brothers and I watched this ABC TV movie back in 1975, they would literally freak me out by locking me in the basement of our home. Through the locked basement door, they would sing, "Lizzie Borden took an axe, gave her mother 40 whacks...." Brothers - what can I tell ya?