People vs. Jean Harris

People vs. Jean Harris (1981)

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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  • Release Date: 1981-05-07
  • Runtime: 2h 27min
  • Director: George Schaefer

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Cast

  • Ellen Burstyn

    Jean Harris

  • Martin Balsam

    Joel Aurnou

  • Richard Dysart

    Judge Russell R. Leggett

  • Peter Coyote

    George Bolen

  • Priscilla Morrill

    Juanita Edwards

  • Sarah Marshall

    Suzanne Van der Vreken

  • Millie Slavin

    Narrator (voice)

  • Marlyn McAvoy

    Bonnie

  • Sari Price

    Court Officer

  • Al Ruscio

    Det. Siciliano

  • David Cramer

    Guard

  • David Cooper

    Mr. Lalla

  • Milton Selzer

    Dr. Roth

  • Alvin Ing

    Dr. Louis Roh

  • Alan Manson

    Dr. Henry Francis Ryan

  • Christopher Curry

    Officer McKenna

  • Lesley Woods

    Clerk

  • Glenn Carlson

    Vonglan, the Jury Foreman