Nightmare in Badham County
| Nightmare in Badham County | |
|---|---|
1976 trade advertisement | |
| Genre |
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| Written by | Jo Heims |
| Directed by | John Llewellyn Moxey |
| Starring | |
| Theme music composer | Charles Bernstein |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Douglas S. Cramer |
| Producer | Wilford Lloyd Baumes |
| Production locations | Carrollton, Mississippi Greenwood, Mississippi Moorhead Mississippi |
| Cinematography | Frank Stanley |
| Editor | Carroll Sax |
| Camera setup | Panavision Cameras and Lenses |
| Running time | 102 minutes |
| Production company | ABC Circle Films |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | November 5, 1976 |
Nightmare in Badham County is a 1976 American women-in-prison television film directed by John Llewellyn Moxey and starring Chuck Connors, Deborah Raffin, and Lynne Moody. Its plot follows two female college students from California who, while traveling cross-country, are remanded to a women's prison farm in a corrupt Southern town.
The film was so popular in China that it was released in cinemas and Raffin became the first Western actress to make a promotional tour of the country, after which she became an unofficial ambassador helping China make deals with Hollywood.