Betrayal (1978 film)

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]

Betrayal
GenreDrama
Based onBetrayal
by Julie Roya and Lucy Freedman
Written byJoanna Crawford, teleplay
Jerrold Freedman, teleplay
Directed byPaul Wendkos
StarringLesley Ann Warren
Rip Torn
Theme music composerPaul Chihara
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersRoger Gimbel
Tony Converse
ProducerMarc Trabulus
CinematographyGayne Rescher
EditorDana Cahn
Running time96 minutes
Production companiesEMI Television
Roger Gimbel Productions
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseNovember 13, 1978 (November 13, 1978)

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

References

  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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