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A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story

A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 1, 1992

Runtime

1h 36m

Genres

TV Movie, Thriller, Drama

User Score

57%

Original Title

A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story

Production Companies

Lowry-Rawls Productions, Patchett Kaufman Entertainment, World International Network (WIN), CBS

Director

Dick Lowry

Description

After sixteen years of marriage and four children, Betty Broderick's high-powered attorney husband decides to leave her for a younger woman with whom he's been having an affair. Hurt by his betrayal and feeling helpless against his legal expertise, Betty begins a campaign of vandalism and verbal assault. Her rage consumes her and ultimately leads to a terrible and violent act.