People vs. Jean Harris (1981)
2h 27m
Running Time
May 7, 1981Release Date
People vs. Jean Harris (1981)
2h 27m
Running Time
May 7, 1981Release Date
Plot.
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 & Crew.
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
George Schaefer
Director
Millie Slavin
Narrator (voice)
George Lefferts
Writer
Brad Fiedel
Composer
Marlyn McAvoy
Bonnie
Sari Price
Court Officer
Danny White
Editor
Al Ruscio
Det. Siciliano
David Cramer
Guard
David Cooper
Mr. Lalla
Milton Selzer
Dr. Roth
Alvin Ing
Dr. Louis Roh
Alan Manson
Dr. Henry Francis Ryan
Christopher Curry
Officer McKenna
Lesley Woods
Clerk
Glenn Carlson
Vonglan, the Jury Foreman
Frederic B. Blankfein
First Assistant Director
William Tuttle
Makeup Artist
Warren Clymer
Art Direction
Harold V. McKenzie
Editor
J. Boyce Harman Jr.
Unit Production Manager
Susan Bluestein
Casting
Nan Bernstein Freed
Production Coordinator
Marsha Kleinman
Casting
Paul LeBlanc
Hairstylist
Otto Salamon
Supervising Producer
Paul Klein
Executive Producer
John Freschi
Lighting Director
George Falardeau
Camera Operator
O. Tamburri
Technical Supervisor
Noel Taylor
Costume Design
Adrienne Luraschi
Other
Chuck Smith
Production Manager
Roy Holm
Camera Operator
Reed Howard
Camera Operator
Jim Styles
Unit Manager
Rory O'Connor
Camera Operator
Marilyn Church
Technical Advisor
Anna Reid
Researcher / Continuity
Details.
Wiki.
The People vs. Jean Harris is a 1981 American courtroom drama television film directed and produced by George Schaefer. The screenplay, written by George Lefferts, is based on a transcript of the trial of Jean Harris, who was convicted of murdering her ex-lover Herman Tarnower. The film stars Ellen Burstyn as Harris, with Martin Balsam, Richard Dysart, and Peter Coyote in supporting roles.
The People vs. Jean Harris originally aired in two parts on NBC on May 7 and 8, 1981. For her performance, Burstyn was nominated for her first Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award.