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Feature film — 1970

Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970)

6.21h 35mComedy — Drama

Tina Balser is a bored New York housewife-mother married to Jonathan, a pompous, social-climbing lawyer who ridicules her in front of their children, criticizing everything she does or wears. She begins an affair with George Prager, a dashing, successful, and blatantly sadistic writer.

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A high-signal pick with 48 votes.

Frank Perry Films Inc. / Universal Pictures

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Director: Frank Perry

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Cast & crew

Carrie Snodgress as Tina Balser

Carrie Snodgress

Tina Balser

Richard Benjamin as Jonathan Balser

Richard Benjamin

Jonathan Balser

Frank Langella as George Prager

Frank Langella

George Prager

L

Lorraine Cullen

Sylvie Balser

F

Frannie Michel

Liz Balser

L

Lee Addoms

Mrs. Prinz

P

Peter Dohanos

Samuel Keefer

K

Katherine Meskill

Charlotte Rady

Leonard Elliott as M. Henri

Leonard Elliott

M. Henri

V

Valma

Margo

H

Hilda Haynes

Lottie

Donald Symington as Pediatrician

Donald Symington

Pediatrician

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