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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Cast

Carrie Snodgress

Tina Balser

Richard Benjamin

Jonathan Balser

Frank Langella

George Prager

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Lorraine Cullen

Sylvie Balser

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Frannie Michel

Liz Balser

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Lee Addoms

Mrs. Prinz

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Peter Dohanos

Samuel Keefer

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Katherine Meskill

Charlotte Rady

Leonard Elliott

M. Henri

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Valma

Margo

Carrie Snodgress — Tina Balser

Caroline "Carrie" Snodgress (October 27, 1945 – April 1, 2004) was an American actress. She is best remembered for her role in the film Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award. She also appeared in Easy Rider (1969), The Fury (1978), Pale Rider (1985), and Wild Things (1998). From 1970 - 1975, Snodgress was married to musician Neil Young; they had one son.

Richard Benjamin — Jonathan Balser

Richard Benjamin (born May 22, 1938) is an American actor and film director. He has starred in a number of productions, including Goodbye, Columbus (1969), based on the novella (1959) by Philip Roth, and Westworld (1973).

Frank Langella — George Prager

Frank A. Langella, Jr. (born January 1, 1938) is an American stage and film actor. He has received four Tony Awards (out of seven nominations) as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, an Emmy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards. Langella's notable film roles include parts in Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970), Mel Brooks’s The Twelve Chairs (1970), Dracula (1979), Dave (1993), The N