The Heart of the Lie ( Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story )

The Heart of the Lie (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
86 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1992 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Jerry London

Written By:
John Greenya
Larry Barber

Actors:
Timothy Busfield ..... Fred Schultz
Lindsay Frost ..... Laurencia 'Bambi' Bembenek
John Karlen ..... John Garner
Linda Blair ..... Jane Mader
James Sloyan ..... Defense Attorney
Kathleen Garrett ..... Paula Fulton
John Pleshette ..... Frank Rutter
Peter Jurasik ..... Lieutenant Driscoll
Tobin Bell ..... McCann
James Handy ..... Christine
Tom Mason ..... Razboni
Ed Lauter
Don S. Davis
Susanna Thompson
Stephen Liska

Synopsis:

Who was Bambi Bembenek? A folk hero, martyr or murderer? Lindsay Frost stars as the attractive enigmatic Bembenek, a former Milwaukee cop and one-time pin-up girl convicted of the brutal slaying of her husband's ex-wife. Her sensational Midwest murder trial and subsequent prison break-out turned her into an international cause célebré.

Drama based on the true story of Bambi Bembenek (Lindsay Frost), a police officer and pin-up girl who is fired from her department and subsequently files a sex discrimination suit. Soon afterwards Bembenek finds herself convicted of murdering her husband's ex-wife. However, she manages to break out of prison and become an international celebrity.

Story of attractive cop Laurencia Bembenek, who, in 1982, was sentenced to prison for killing her husband's ex-wife in Milwaukee, WI.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 05 May, 2014.