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The Devil and Daniel Johnston
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Title: The Devil and Daniel Johnston

Release Date: 31 Mar 2006

Runtime: 1h 50m

Genre: Documentary, Music

Director: Complex Corporation, This is that

Production Companies: Complex Corporation, This is that

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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.7 (133 votes)

Cast

  • Self: 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
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