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People vs. Jean Harris (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.

Release: 1981-05-07
Runtime: 147 min
Cast
Ellen Burstyn
Ellen Burstyn
Jean Harris
Martin Balsam
Martin Balsam
Joel Aurnou
Richard Dysart
Richard Dysart
Judge Russell R. Leggett
Peter Coyote
Peter Coyote
George Bolen
Priscilla Morrill
Priscilla Morrill
Juanita Edwards
Sarah Marshall
Sarah Marshall
Suzanne Van der Vreken
Millie Slavin
Millie Slavin
Narrator (voice)
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Marlyn McAvoy
Bonnie
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Sari Price
Court Officer
Al Ruscio
Al Ruscio
Det. Siciliano
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David Cramer
Guard
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David Cooper
Mr. Lalla
Milton Selzer
Milton Selzer
Dr. Roth
Alvin Ing
Alvin Ing
Dr. Louis Roh
Alan Manson
Alan Manson
Dr. Henry Francis Ryan
Christopher Curry
Christopher Curry
Officer McKenna
Lesley Woods
Lesley Woods
Clerk
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Glenn Carlson
Vonglan, the Jury Foreman