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Axe Murder | Lizzie Borden
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Best Television Feature or Miniseries | 1976 | William
Outstanding Film Editing for Entertainment Programming for a Special | 1975 | John A.
Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design | 1975
Best Motion Picture Made for Television | 1976
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Special Program Drama or Comedy | 1975 | Elizabeth
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction or Scenic Design For a Dramatic Special or Feature Length Film Made for Television | 1975
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."
Elizabeth Montgomery used prescribed eye drops to make her pupils look smaller, so they would look like Lizzie Borden's eyes after her morphine injections.
In 1976, Elizabeth Montgomery told reporter Joan E. Vadeboncoeur about a letter she received after the film aired which left her perplexed. "One guy wrote a critique that went on for three pages. It was very articulate. I put it down and looked at the envelope and it was from a state institution. I'm wondering what he was in for. He didn't tell me."
The European theatrical version of the movie shows Elizabeth Montgomery's nudity during the scene when she kills her parents. In that version she is shown standing naked, covered in blood, holding an ax. In the ABC version, careful editing implies her nudity while never actually showing her naked.
This was Gloria Stuart's first acting role in 29 years, since She Wrote the Book (1946).
"Adelaide Churchill: Lizzie what's wrong? Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Borden: Oh Mrs Churchill, do come in. Someone has killed Father."
"Maggie the maid: Mean old skinflint! Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Borden: Watch your tongue! Maggie the maid: I've heard you say it plenty of times. Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Borden: But it's not your place."
