Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970)

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

Movie · Comedy, Drama · 1h 35m · Rated 6.2/10 on TMDB · Released August 10, 1970

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.

Directed by Frank Perry

Cast

• Carrie Snodgress as Tina Balser
• Richard Benjamin as Jonathan Balser
• Frank Langella as George Prager
• Lorraine Cullen as Sylvie Balser
• Frannie Michel as Liz Balser
• Lee Addoms as Mrs. Prinz
• Peter Dohanos as Samuel Keefer
• Katherine Meskill as Charlotte Rady
• Leonard Elliott as M. Henri
• Valma as Margo
• Hilda Haynes as Lottie
• Donald Symington as Pediatrician

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