People vs. Jean Harris

People vs. Jean Harris

147 mins | Drama, Crime, Romance, TV Movie | May 7, 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.

People vs. Jean Harris

147 mins | Drama, Crime, Romance, TV Movie | May 7, 1981

People vs. Jean Harris
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.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers PKO Television
Original title People vs. Jean Harris
Directors Anna Reid, Adrienne Luraschi, Frederic B. Blankfein, George Schaefer
Writers George Lefferts

Cast

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)

Marlyn McAvoy

as Bonnie

Sari Price

as Court Officer

Al Ruscio

as Det. Siciliano

David Cramer

as Guard

David Cooper

as Mr. Lalla

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

Glenn Carlson

as Vonglan, the Jury Foreman