Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970)

6.2/10 95 min Comedy Drama

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.

Cast

Carrie Snodgress

Tina Balser

Richard Benjamin

Jonathan Balser

Frank Langella

George Prager

Leonard Elliott

M. Henri

Donald Symington

Pediatrician

Lester Rawlins

Dr. Linstrom

Alley Mills

Women's Lib Girl

Alice Cooper

Alice Cooper

Peter Boyle

Man in Group Therapy Session

Ja'net DuBois

Vera

George Loros

Malcolm

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