The read
Audiences rate it 17 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
Based on the sensational 1980s media event, famed cardiologist Herman Tarnower meets a particularly brutal end at the hands of his jilted lover, Jean Harris.
Ratings
IMDb6/10
Rotten Tomatoes43%
Audiences rate it 17 points higher than critics do.
20 audience votes
Key crew
- Phyllis NagyDirector
- Phyllis NagyScreenplay
- Alex WurmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Annette BeningJean Harris
- Ben KingsleyHerman Tarnower
- Cloris LeachmanPearl "Billie" Schwartz
- Lawrence O'DonnellJudge Leggett
- Frank WhaleyGeorge Bolen
- Bill SmitrovichJoel Arnou
- Frances FisherMarge Richey Jacobson
- Michael GrossLeslie Jacobson
- Ronald GuttmanHenri
- John Patrick AmedoriYoung David Harris
- Brad McCoyYoung Jimmy Harris
- John RubinsteinTarnower's Best Friend
Stills
Themes
woman director