Diary of a Mad Housewife

Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970)

10/08/1970
Comedy, Drama
1h 35m

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

Overview

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.

  • Frank PerryDirector
  • Eleanor PerryScreenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Revenue

    $6,100,000

Keywords

  • adultery
  • infidelity
  • new york city
  • love triangle
  • housewife
  • marital problem
  • bored housewife
  • abusive marriage

Top Billed Cast

Carrie Snodgress

Carrie Snodgress

Tina Balser

Richard Benjamin

Richard Benjamin

Jonathan Balser

Frank Langella

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

Leonard Elliott

M. Henri

Valma

Margo

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