CinemaOSMovie · 2006 · 1h 50m · PG-13
The Devil and Daniel Johnston
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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 byJeff Feuerzeig

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 50m
Language
EN
Released
March 31, 2006
Studios
This is thatComplex Corporation

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the devil and daniel johnston

the devil and daniel johnston

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Daniel Johnston

Daniel Johnston

Self

Bill Johnston

Self

Margie Johnston

Self

Mabel Johnston

Self

Jeff Tartakov

Self

Kathy McCarty

Self

Dick Johnston

Self

Laurie Allen

Self

Sally Johnston Reid

Self

Gibby Haynes

Gibby Haynes

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Jeff Feuerzeig
Jeff Feuerzeig
Written by
Jeff Feuerzeig
Jeff Feuerzeig
Produced by
Henry S. Rosenthal

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