The Devil and Daniel Johnston (2006)

Movie · Documentary, Music · 1h 50m · Rated 7.7/10 on TMDB · Released March 31, 2006

Overview

This 2005 documentary film chronicles the life of Daniel Johnston, a manic-depressive genius singer/songwriter/artist, from childhood up to the present, with an emphasis on his mental illness and how it manifested itself in demonic self-obsession.

Directed by Jeff Feuerzeig

Cast

• Daniel Johnston as Self
• Bill Johnston as Self
• Margie Johnston as Self
• Mabel Johnston as Self
• Jeff Tartakov as Self
• Kathy McCarty as Self
• Dick Johnston as Self
• Laurie Allen as Self
• Sally Johnston Reid as Self
• Gibby Haynes as Self
• Brian Beattie as Self
• David Fair as Self

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