Leona Helmsley: The Queen of Mean
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Leona Helmsley: The Queen of Mean

6.0 / 10 1990 1h 34mNR English
DramaTV Movie

Storyline

Spanning years of both Harry and Leona Helmsley's cutthroat control of their eponymonous empire, this made-for-TV movie chronicles both the high and low points of the couple's life together.

Cast & Crew

Suzanne Pleshette

Suzanne Pleshette

Leona Helmsley

Lead
Lloyd Bridges

Lloyd Bridges

Harry Helmsley

Joe Regalbuto

Joe Regalbuto

Paul Summerton

Raymond Singer

Raymond Singer

Jay Panzirer

Bruce Weitz

Bruce Weitz

Joseph Lubin

MD

Marcia Diamond

Leona's Mother

Patricia Collins

Patricia Collins

Sandra

Gale Garnett

Gale Garnett

May

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Richard Michaels's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Leona Helmsley: The Queen of Mean is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker