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People vs. Jean Harris (1981)
Directed by George Schaefer
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.
Length 147 minutes
Actors
Martin Balsam | Ellen Burstyn | Peter Coyote | Richard Dysart | Al Ruscio | Alan Manson | Christopher Curry | Milton Selzer | Sarah Marshall | Millie Slavin | Sari Price | Priscilla Morrill | Lesley Woods | Alvin Ing | David Cooper | Marlyn McAvoy | David Cramer | Glenn Carlson