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.
Released: May 07, 1981
Runtime: 147 minutes
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, TV Movie
Stars: Ellen Burstyn, Martin Balsam, Richard Dysart, Peter Coyote, Priscilla Morrill, Sarah Marshall
Crew: George Lefferts (Writer), George Schaefer (Director), Jim Styles (Unit Manager), Frederic B. Blankfein (First Assistant Director), William Tuttle (Makeup Artist), George Falardeau (Camera Operator)