Betrayal (1978 film)
| Betrayal | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Julie Roy, book Lucy Freedman, book Joanna Crawford, teleplay Jerrold Freedman, teleplay |
| Directed by | Paul Wendkos |
| Starring | Lesley Ann Warren Rip Torn |
| Theme music composer | Paul Chihara |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Roger Gimbel Tony Converse |
| Producer | Marc Trabulus |
| Cinematography | Gayne Rescher |
| Editor | Dana Cahn |
| Running time | 96 minutes |
| Production companies | EMI Television Roger Gimbel Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | November 13, 1978 |
Betrayal is a 1978 American made-for-television drama film directed by Paul Wendkos and starring Rip Torn and Lesley Ann Warren, based on a non-fiction book by Julie Roy with Lucy Freedman. The subject is a real life lawsuit[1] about a woman who sued her psychiatrist after he allegedly lured her into a sexual relationship. The film was first aired on NBC Monday Night at the Movies on November 13, 1978.[2][3]
Plot
Julie Roy, a young woman, approaches a maverick attorney, claiming that her psychoanalyst has raped her, and over a period of time used her for sex before discarding her.
Cast
- Lesley Ann Warren ... Julie Roy
- Rip Torn ... Doctor Hartogs
- Richard Masur ... Loren Plotkin
- Ron Silver ... Bob Cohen
- Bibi Besch ... Pat
- John Hillerman ... Victor Slavin
- Jane Marla Robbins ... Jane
- Peggy Ann Garner ... Mrs. Carol Stockwood
- Fred Sadoff ... Dr. Todson
- Stephen Elliott ... Judge Allan Myers
- Richard Karlan ... Adam
- Bob Delegall ... Man in Bar
- Richard Seff ... Dr. Van Hoving
References
- ^ Elizabeth Ford, Merrill Rotter, eds., Landmark Cases in Forensic Psychiatry (Oxford University Press, 2014), ISBN 978-0199344659, p. 115. Excerpts available at Google Books.
- ^ William Beamon, "Depression in Two Different Veins", Evening Independent, November 13, 1978.
- ^ "'Betrayal' Drama Airs", Spartanburg Herald-Journal, November 11, 1978.