Diary of a Mad Housewife

"It can happen to any married woman anywhere, anytime...it happened to Tina."

1970 1h 35m EN

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6.2

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82%

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IMDB

★6.2TMDB · 47🍅82%Rotten Tomatoes★7IMDB · 2,366

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

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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.

“It can happen to any married woman anywhere, anytime...it happened to Tina.”

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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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Frank Perry
Writers: Eleanor Perry
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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56 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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ERA

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Directed by Frank Perry, shot by Gerald Hirschfeld. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Sidney Katz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Carrie Snodgress and Richard Benjamin and Frank Langella carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "It can happen to any married woman anywhere, anytime...it happened to Tina.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0065636 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 47 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Frank Perry directs. Gerald Hirschfeld behind the camera. Sidney Katz cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

156 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Frank Perry, shot by Gerald Hirschfeld. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Sidney Katz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Carrie Snodgress and Richard Benjamin and Frank Langella carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "It can happen to any married woman anywhere, anytime...it happened to Tina.".
6IMDB entry: tt0065636 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 47 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Classified under 8 themes, including "adultery", "infidelity", "new york city", "love triangle".