Betrayal (1978 film)

*Betrayal*
Betrayal
	Lesley Ann Warren and Rip Torn
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
Cinematography	Gayne Rescher
Editor	Dana Cahn
Running time	96 minutes
Production companies	EMI Television;
Distributor	NBC
Release
Original network	NBC
Picture format	Color
Audio format	Mono
Original 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
Peggy Ann Garner ... Mrs. Carol Stockwood
Fred Sadoff ... Dr. Todson
Stephen Elliott ... Judge Allan Myers
Richard Karlan ... Adam
Bob Delegall ... Man in Bar
... 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.

External links[]

Betrayal at IMDb

[1] Elizabeth Ford, Merrill Rotter, eds., Landmark Cases in Forensic Psychiatry (Oxford University Press, 2014), ISBN 978-0199344659, p. 115. Excerpts available at Google Books.

[2] William Beamon, "Depression in Two Different Veins", Evening Independent, November 13, 1978.

[3] "'Betrayal' Drama Airs", Spartanburg Herald-Journal, November 11, 1978.

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