People vs. Jean Harris
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147 minutes
5/7/1981
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.
Cast List
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