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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."<ref>{{cite web|first=James |last=Pylant |title=The Bewitching Family Tree of Elizabeth Montgomery |url=http://www.genealogymagazine.com/elmo.html |year=2004 |work=Genealogy Magazine |quote="Rhonda R. McClure. ''Finding Your Famous (& Infamous) Ancestors''. (Cincinnati: Betterway Books: 2003), pp. 14-16.}}</ref> One of the gowns worn by Montgomery in the film is on display at the [[bed-and-breakfast]] that now occupies the Borden house. |
[[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."<ref>{{cite web |first=James |last=Pylant |title=The Bewitching Family Tree of Elizabeth Montgomery |url=http://www.genealogymagazine.com/elmo.html |year=2004 |work=Genealogy Magazine |quote="Rhonda R. McClure. ''Finding Your Famous (& Infamous) Ancestors''. (Cincinnati: Betterway Books: 2003), pp. 14-16. |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030827/http://www.genealogymagazine.com/elmo.html |archivedate=2016-03-04 |df= }}</ref> One of the gowns worn by Montgomery in the film is on display at the [[bed-and-breakfast]] that now occupies the Borden house. |
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Irish actress [[Fionnula Flanagan]] was cast in the part of the Borden's maid, Bridget Sullivan, who was originally from Ireland.<ref>{{cite web|work=Film Reference|title=Fionnula Flanagan Biography (1941–)|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/70/Fionnula-Flanagan.html|accessdate=October 7, 2017}}</ref> |
Irish actress [[Fionnula Flanagan]] was cast in the part of the Borden's maid, Bridget Sullivan, who was originally from Ireland.<ref>{{cite web|work=Film Reference|title=Fionnula Flanagan Biography (1941–)|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/70/Fionnula-Flanagan.html|accessdate=October 7, 2017}}</ref> |
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| The Legend of Lizzie Borden | |
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| Written by | William Bast |
| Directed by | Paul Wendkos |
| Starring | Elizabeth Montgomery Katherine Helmond Ed Flanders Fionnula Flanagan Fritz Weaver Amzie Strickland Hayden Rorke |
| Music by | Billy Goldenberg |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | George LeMaire |
| Cinematography | Robert Hauser |
| Editor | John A. Martinelli |
| Running time | 96 minutes |
| Production companies | Paramount Television George LeMaire Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | February 10, 1975 |
The Legend of Lizzie Borden is a 1975 American
Plot
The film, although based on fact, is a stylized retelling of the events of August 4, 1892 when the father and step-mother of New England spinster Lizzie Andrew Borden were found brutally murdered in their Fall River, Massachusetts home. Public interest in Borden and the murders is exacerbated by her aloof demeanor after the murders, and the public speculate about her involvement when she fails to express emotion at her father and stepmother's funerals.
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. During the trial, various persons testify, including Bridget Sullivan, the Borden's maid from Ireland who was the only other person in the home at the time of the murders.
In what may be seen as deviation from the film's docudrama narrative, as Lizzie hears her verdict, flashbacks are shown of her actually committing the murders in the nude and bathing after each death, thus explaining why no blood was ever found on her or her clothes; however, it is left ambiguous whether Lizzie was actually reminiscing about the crimes or simply fantasizing how she herself would have disposed of her victims. In another deviation, after Lizzie's acquittal, her sister Emma asks her point-blank if she killed their parents; Lizzie does not answer. The epilogue states that the killings of Andrew and Abby Borden remain unsolved.
Cast
- Elizabeth Montgomery as Lizzie Borden
- Fionnula Flanagan as Bridget Sullivan
- Ed Flanders as Hosea Knowlton
- Katherine Helmond as Emma Borden
- Don Porter as George Robinson
- Fritz Weaver as Andrew Borden
- Bonnie Bartlett as Sylvia Knowlton
- John Beal as Dr. Bowen
- Helen Craig as Abby Borden
- Alan Hewitt as Mayor Coughlin
- Gail Kobe as Alice Russell
- Hayden Rorke as Julien Ralph
- Amzie Strickland as Adelaide Churchill
- Robert Symonds as Andrew Jennings
Production
Casting
Irish actress Fionnula Flanagan was cast in the part of the Borden's maid, Bridget Sullivan, who was originally from Ireland.[3]
Reception
Awards
The film won writer
The film was also nominated for Best Motion Picture Made for Television in the 1976
European version
The European theatrical version is more explicit than the one broadcast on ABC, showing Borden nude in the scenes where she kills her parents. This version also runs an extra 4 minutes, 104 minutes total versus the United States version of 100 minutes.[5]
Release
A Region 1 DVD release of the film was released on October 7, 2014 and is now available for purchase.
References
- ISBN 978-0-899-50070-6.
- ^ Pylant, James (2004). "The Bewitching Family Tree of Elizabeth Montgomery". Genealogy Magazine. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
"Rhonda R. McClure. Finding Your Famous (& Infamous) Ancestors. (Cincinnati: Betterway Books: 2003), pp. 14-16.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Fionnula Flanagan Biography (1941–)". Film Reference. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
- ^ ISBN 9780786456956.
- ^ In appreciation of Elizabeth Montgomery
External links
- The Legend of Lizzie Borden at IMDb
