A sweltering summer day in 1892 Massachusetts is pierced by a brutal double murder that stuns the nation. Lizzie Borden (Elizabeth Montgomery) returns to the home she shares with her father Andrew (Fritz Weaver) , sister Emma (Katherine Helmond) , stepmother Abby (Helen Craig) , and maid (Fionnula Flanagan) to encounter the bloody scene of her violently-murdered parents. Police quickly question multiple suspects in town, but evidence keeps pointing to seemingly-wholesome Sunday-school teacher Lizzie, the Bordens' younger daughter, as the prime suspect. Teacher Lizzie Borden (Christina Ricci) quickly becomes the prime suspect in the murder of her father and stepmother. As her lawyer proclaims her innocence, the original good-girl-gone-bad will stand trial in one of the most gripping, gruesome mysteries of all time. Her name will forever live in infamy and the eerie children's rhyme will continue to haunt those that know the story, but the truth is anything but clear. Accused of the shocking murder of her parents, she must prove her innocence...or be hanged! Could this woman commit the crime of the century? Due to mature subject matter, parental discretion is advised. Lizzie Borden took an ax, gave her mother forty whacks. When she saw what she had done, gave her father forty-one.. She's got an ax to grind. It's time to bury the hatchet .
Fictionalized account of actual events and people surrounding Lizzie Borden of the double murder of her father and stepmother in 1892 . Set in Massachusetts, where Lizzie Borden is put on trial for murdering her father and stepmother with an ax , as the telefilm relying heavily on the criminal court . Mysteriously good story , in which Lizzie sustains on the proclaiming her innocence , arguing that a woman could never commit the heinous crime of murdering her family with an ax . As Lizzie is imprisoned and put on trial for the murders, both in the courtroom and in the press , sparking a widespread debate about her culpability. As the case rages on, the courtroom proceedings fuel an enormous amount of sensationalized stories and headlines in newspapers throughout the country , forever leaving Lizzie Borden's name in notoriety and resulting in a controversial acquittal . Elizabeth Montgomery is exemplary in the title role , though the show mainly takes place on the trial and in spite of it , I wondered there is interesting material at all for the film . Then I watched really interested and realizes it's actually enjoyable and engaging . Standing out the early deceased Elizabeth Montgomery who gives a top-notch acting , being well accompanied by a sensational support cast , such as : Fionnula Flanagan , Ed Flanders , Katherine Helmond , Don Porter , Fritz Weaver , Bonnie Bartlet , John Beal , Helen Craig , among others .
This absorbing and spare picture was well directed by Paul Wendkos, making an acceptable feature drama in rare economy . Paul was a fine craftsman who directed a lot of films as cinema as TV. An usual TV movie director though also realized some Westerns for cinema .He directed all kinds of genres, as drama, thriller, action, WWII, comedy, Mafia movie, such as Deadline assault, The flight, The chase, The great escape : the untold story, The story of a Mafia wife, Celebrity, The cry for love ,Betrayal, A woman called Moses, The tattered web, The Mephisto Walz, Johnny Tiger, Bad seed, The taking of flight 847, The execution, Awakening of Candra , Gidget, Gidget goes Hawaiian, Gidget goes to Rome. And Westerns as Guns of Magnificent Seven, The ordeal of Dr Mudd, Cannons for Cordoba , The face of the fugitive, among others Rating : 7/10 . Above average.
Other films about this character , Lizzie Borden, are the following ones : TV series ¨Lizzie Borden Chronicles¨ (2015-2015) (8 episodes) with Christina Ricci , Clea DuVall , Cole Hauser. ¨Lizzie Borden Took an Ax¨ (2014) with Christina Ricci , Clea DuVall , Gregg Henry , Stephen McHattie. ¨Lizzie Borden's Revenge¨ (2013) with Veronica Ricci , Marlene Mc'Cohen.
Fictionalized account of actual events and people surrounding Lizzie Borden of the double murder of her father and stepmother in 1892 . Set in Massachusetts, where Lizzie Borden is put on trial for murdering her father and stepmother with an ax , as the telefilm relying heavily on the criminal court . Mysteriously good story , in which Lizzie sustains on the proclaiming her innocence , arguing that a woman could never commit the heinous crime of murdering her family with an ax . As Lizzie is imprisoned and put on trial for the murders, both in the courtroom and in the press , sparking a widespread debate about her culpability. As the case rages on, the courtroom proceedings fuel an enormous amount of sensationalized stories and headlines in newspapers throughout the country , forever leaving Lizzie Borden's name in notoriety and resulting in a controversial acquittal . Elizabeth Montgomery is exemplary in the title role , though the show mainly takes place on the trial and in spite of it , I wondered there is interesting material at all for the film . Then I watched really interested and realizes it's actually enjoyable and engaging . Standing out the early deceased Elizabeth Montgomery who gives a top-notch acting , being well accompanied by a sensational support cast , such as : Fionnula Flanagan , Ed Flanders , Katherine Helmond , Don Porter , Fritz Weaver , Bonnie Bartlet , John Beal , Helen Craig , among others .
This absorbing and spare picture was well directed by Paul Wendkos, making an acceptable feature drama in rare economy . Paul was a fine craftsman who directed a lot of films as cinema as TV. An usual TV movie director though also realized some Westerns for cinema .He directed all kinds of genres, as drama, thriller, action, WWII, comedy, Mafia movie, such as Deadline assault, The flight, The chase, The great escape : the untold story, The story of a Mafia wife, Celebrity, The cry for love ,Betrayal, A woman called Moses, The tattered web, The Mephisto Walz, Johnny Tiger, Bad seed, The taking of flight 847, The execution, Awakening of Candra , Gidget, Gidget goes Hawaiian, Gidget goes to Rome. And Westerns as Guns of Magnificent Seven, The ordeal of Dr Mudd, Cannons for Cordoba , The face of the fugitive, among others Rating : 7/10 . Above average.
Other films about this character , Lizzie Borden, are the following ones : TV series ¨Lizzie Borden Chronicles¨ (2015-2015) (8 episodes) with Christina Ricci , Clea DuVall , Cole Hauser. ¨Lizzie Borden Took an Ax¨ (2014) with Christina Ricci , Clea DuVall , Gregg Henry , Stephen McHattie. ¨Lizzie Borden's Revenge¨ (2013) with Veronica Ricci , Marlene Mc'Cohen.