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Cast: Fritz Weaver, Katherine Helmond, Gloria Stuart, Elizabeth Montgomery, Fionnula Flanagan, Ed Flanders

Categories: Movies, Crime Fiction, Mystery, Crime Drama, Drama Film, Period Piece

The Legend of Lizzie Borden is a 1975 American television movie. It premiered on ABC on February 10, 1975. The film, although based on fact, is a stylish retelling of the events of August 4, 1892 when the parents of New England spinster Lizzie Andrew Borden were found brutally murdered in their Fall River, Massachusetts home. The subsequent incarceration of the prime suspect (Lizzie herself) as well as the coroner's inquest and trial are largely faithfully depicted, using actual testimony. The film departs from historical fact in multiple speculative flashback sequences, showing possible... MORE

The Legend of Lizzie Borden is a 1975 American television movie. It premiered on ABC on February 10, 1975. The film, although based on fact, is a stylish retelling of the events of August 4, 1892 when the parents of New England spinster Lizzie Andrew Borden were found brutally murdered in their Fall River, Massachusetts home. The subsequent incarceration of the prime suspect (Lizzie herself) as well as the coroner's inquest and trial are largely faithfully depicted, using actual testimony. The film departs from historical fact in multiple speculative flashback sequences, showing possible motives for the Bordens' murders as well as the murders themselves. The film portrays Lizzie as the killer, acting out of frustration for her father's cruelty, and depicts her as stripping naked, committing each murder, then washing the blood away in the cellar, thus explaining why no blood was ever found on Lizzie's clothing immediately after the murders. The film won two of the five Emmy awards (Outstanding Costume Design & Outstanding Film Editing) for which it was nominated. Other nominations included Elizabeth Montgomery for Outstanding Lead Actress. Her portrayal of the famed murder suspect LESS