07 May 1981 Drama, Crime, Romance 147 mins
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.
Watch the official People vs. Jean Harris 1981 trailer in HD below or find more People vs. Jean Harris videos on Vidimovie.
Ellen Burstyn as Jean Harris
Martin Balsam as Joel Aurnou
Richard Dysart as Judge Russell R. Leggett
Peter Coyote as George Bolen
Priscilla Morrill as Juanita Edwards
Sarah Marshall as Suzanne Van der Vreken
Millie Slavin as Narrator (voice)
Marlyn McAvoy as Bonnie
Sari Price as Court Officer
Al Ruscio as Det. Siciliano
David Cramer as Guard
David Cooper as Mr. Lalla
Milton Selzer as Dr. Roth
Alvin Ing as Dr. Louis Roh
Alan Manson as Dr. Henry Francis Ryan
Christopher Curry as Officer McKenna
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
Anna Reid Continuity
Adrienne Luraschi Other
O. Tamburri Technical Supervisor
John Freschi Lighting Director
United States 07 May 1981
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Promo for NBC's Friday May 8 1981 lineup of the conclusion of "The People vs. Jean Harris" "Gangster Chronicles" and "Woodstock Relived"
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11 September 1981
Two swordsmen from separate sects band together to kill Ruthless Chi, head of another sect.But did he really die? Events show that the Ruthless killer stills controls the strings and its up to the swordsmen to reveal his true identity.
06 May 1981
An underpaid and underappreciated man goes missing from his office one day. What happens to the company?
27 August 1981
A female teacher spots one of her students being molested by a vagrant. But her rescue attempt fails as the vagrant drags the teacher into an empty classroom and sexually assaults her.
19 November 1981
In the turn of the century South, a woman feels unfulfilled by marriage and motherhood and has an affair with a younger man.
13 January 1981
The true story of a nurse who spent her life caring for terminally ill patients.
31 December 1981
The found-footage collage was overlaid with a psychologist expounding on sex offenders, analog video effects, edgy graphics, and a new wave score by the band Human Sexual Response.
26 December 1981
Anton and his family moved into a high-rise building. In order for the new neighbors to accept his trumpet music, he has to perform a little "miracle" with the instrument.
24 December 1981
The story of an unhappy, childless princess, her loving husband and the poor villagers threatened by a terrible disease, who finally received help from above.
10 December 1981
A schoolgirl and her older girlfriend seduce the teacher in order to improve their grades.
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