People vs. Jean Harris (1981)

Director: George Schaefer

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

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