People vs. Jean Harris
1981-05-07 | 147 minutes
Plot Summary
This dramatic re-enactment premiered a mere nine weeks after the actual headline-making trial of the refined private school headmistress who was convicted of the murder of her unfaithful lover, Dr. Herman Tarnower, the famed "Scarsdale Diet" author.
Cast
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Ellen BurstynJean Harris
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Martin BalsamJoel Aurnou
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Richard DysartJudge Russell R. Leggett
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Peter CoyoteGeorge Bolen
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Priscilla MorrillJuanita Edwards
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Sarah MarshallSuzanne Van der Vreken
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Millie SlavinNarrator (voice)
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Al RuscioDet. Siciliano
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Milton SelzerDr. Roth
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Alvin IngDr. Louis Roh
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Alan MansonDr. Henry Francis Ryan
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Christopher CurryOfficer McKenna
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Lesley WoodsClerk