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Diary of a Mad Housewife

Diary of a Mad Housewife

Aug 10, 1970
95 min
ComedyDrama
6.1/ 10
40 votes

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.

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TMDB
6.1/10
40 votes
IMDB
7.0/10
2,366 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
82%
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Box Office & Budget

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Box Office$6,100,000Worldwide gross
US Box Office$2,782,256Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 6 wins & 9 nominations total

Details

Production information

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

Status

Released

Original Language

en

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Revenue

$6,100,000

Production Companies

Frank Perry Films Inc.Universal Pictures

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