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Diary of a Mad Housewife
“It can happen to any married woman anywhere, anytime...it happened to Tina.”
6.2 / 10• 1970• 1h 35m•R• English
ComedyDrama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Carrie Snodgress
Tina Balser
Lead
Richard Benjamin
Jonathan Balser
Frank Langella
George Prager
LC
Lorraine Cullen
Sylvie Balser
FM
Frannie Michel
Liz Balser
LA
Lee Addoms
Mrs. Prinz
PD
Peter Dohanos
Samuel Keefer
KM
Katherine Meskill
Charlotte Rady
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Frank Perry's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Diary of a Mad Housewife is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
