People vs. Jean Harris
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.
Top Billed Cast
Ellen Burstyn
Jean Harris
Martin Balsam
Joel Aurnou
Richard Dysart
Judge Russell R. Leggett
Peter Coyote
George Bolen
Priscilla Morrill
Juanita Edwards
Featured Crew
George Lefferts
Writer
George Schaefer
Director
Otto Salamon
Supervising Producer
Marsha Kleinman
Casting
Danny White
Editor
Susan Bluestein
Casting
Noel Taylor
Costume Design
Paul Klein
Executive Producer
Brad Fiedel
Original Music Composer
Frederic B. Blankfein
First Assistant Director
George Falardeau
Camera Operator
Reed Howard
Camera Operator