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The People vs. Jean Harris

Directed by George Schaefer
1981    2h 27m
Drama, Crime, Romance,
6.3
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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.
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Cast of The People vs. Jean Harris
  • Ellen BurstynJean Harris
  • Martin BalsamJoel Aurnou
  • Richard DysartJudge Russell R. Leggett
  • Peter CoyoteGeorge Bolen
  • Priscilla MorrillJuanita Edwards
  • Sarah MarshallSuzanne Van der Vreken
  • Millie SlavinNarrator (voice)
  • Marlyn McAvoyBonnie
  • Sari PriceCourt Officer
  • Al RuscioDet. Siciliano
  • David CramerGuard
  • David CooperMr. Lalla
  • Milton SelzerDr. Roth
  • Alvin IngDr. Louis Roh
  • Alan MansonDr. Henry Francis Ryan
  • Christopher CurryOfficer McKenna
  • Lesley WoodsClerk
  • Glenn CarlsonVonglan, the Jury Foreman

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