People vs. Jean Harris
Crime
Drama
Romance
TV Movie
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.
1981-05-07
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Cast
Director
George Schaefer
Ellen Burstyn as Jean Harris
Martin Balsam as Joel Aurnou
Richard Dysart as Judge Russell R. Leggett
Peter Coyote as George Bolen
Priscilla Morrill as Juanita Edwards
Sarah Marshall as Suzanne Van der Vreken
Millie Slavin as Narrator (voice)
Al Ruscio as Det. Siciliano
Milton Selzer as Dr. Roth
Alvin Ing as Dr. Louis Roh
Alan Manson as Dr. Henry Francis Ryan
Christopher Curry as Officer McKenna
Lesley Woods as Clerk