| Lizzie Borden Took an Ax | |
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| Genre | Docudrama Slasher Mystery Biopic |
| Written by | Stephen Kay |
| Directed by | Nick Gomez |
| Starring | Christina Ricci Clea DuVall Billy Campbell |
| Theme music composer | Tree Adams |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Michael Mahoney |
| Cinematography | Steve Cosens |
| Editor | Henk Van Eeghan |
| Running time | 87 minutes |
| Production company | Sony Pictures Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | Lifetime |
| Release | January 25, 2014 |
| Related | |
| The Lizzie Borden Chronicles | |
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Lizzie Borden Took an Ax is a 2014 American biographical drama television film about Lizzie Borden, a young American woman tried and acquitted of the August 4, 1892, axe murders of her father and stepmother in Fall River, Massachusetts. It premiered on Lifetime on January 25, 2014, and starred Christina Ricci in the title role.[1] The film was so successful it was followed by a miniseries, The Lizzie Borden Chronicles, which aired from April to May 2015. Ricci has described the film and its follow-up as being "self-aware, campy, and tongue-in-cheek".
- ^ Hunter, Craig (November 18, 2013). "Christina Ricci stars in Lifetime movie 'Lizzie Borden Took an Ax'". The Hollywood News. Retrieved December 16, 2013.