Movie

People vs. Jean Harris

19812h 27mCrimeDramaRomanceTV Movie

Overview

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.

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Cast

Ellen Burstyn
as Jean Harris

Martin Balsam
as Joel Aurnou

Peter Coyote
as George Bolen

Richard Dysart
as Judge Russell R. Leggett

Al Ruscio
as Det. Siciliano

Millie Slavin
as Narrator (voice)

Christopher Curry
as Officer McKenna

Priscilla Morrill
as Juanita Edwards

Sarah Marshall
as Suzanne Van der Vreken

Alan Manson
as Dr. Henry Francis Ryan

Milton Selzer
as Dr. Roth

Lesley Woods
as Clerk