Diary of a Mad Housewife
“It can happen to any married woman anywhere, anytime...it happened to Tina.”
1970•R•1h 35m•6.2•Released
ComedyDrama
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.
Director
Frank Perry
Writer
Eleanor Perry
Revenue
$6M
Languages
English
Studio
Frank Perry Films Inc.
Cast
Carrie Snodgress
Tina Balser
Richard Benjamin
Jonathan Balser
Frank Langella
George Prager
Lorraine Cullen
Sylvie Balser
Frannie Michel
Liz Balser
Lee Addoms
Mrs. Prinz
Peter Dohanos
Samuel Keefer
Katherine Meskill
Charlotte Rady
Leonard Elliott
M. Henri
Valma
Margo
Hilda Haynes
Lottie
Donald Symington
Pediatrician
Lester Rawlins
Dr. Linstrom
Alley Mills
Women's Lib Girl
Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper
Production
Company
Frank Perry Films Inc.
Company
Universal Pictures
Producer
Frank Perry
Producer
Ronald H. Gilbert
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