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
Millie Slavin
Narrator (voice)
Marlyn McAvoy
Bonnie
Sari Price
Court Officer
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
George Lefferts
Writer
George Schaefer
Director / Producer
Jim Styles
Unit Manager
Frederic B. Blankfein
First Assistant Director
William Tuttle
Makeup Artist
George Falardeau
Camera Operator
Danny White
Editor
Susan Bluestein
Casting
Noel Taylor
Costume Design
J. Boyce Harman Jr.
Unit Production Manager
Paul Klein
Executive Producer
Harold V. McKenzie
Editor
Brad Fiedel
Original Music Composer
Otto Salamon
Supervising Producer
Marsha Kleinman
Casting
Warren Clymer
Art Direction
Paul LeBlanc
Hairstylist
Chuck Smith
Production Manager
Reed Howard
Camera Operator
Marilyn Church
Technical Advisor
Anna Reid
Continuity / Researcher
O. Tamburri
Technical Supervisor
Nan Bernstein Freed
Production Coordinator
Roy Holm
Camera Operator
Adrienne Luraschi
Other
John Freschi
Lighting Director
Rory O'Connor
Camera Operator
Details.
Wiki.
The People vs. Jean Harris is a 1981 American legal 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.