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The Devil and Daniel Johnston

7.7Mar 31, 20061h 50mDocumentaryMusic

Directed by Jeff Feuerzeig

Written by Jeff Feuerzeig

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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Cast

Daniel Johnston

Daniel Johnston

Self

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Bill Johnston

Self

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Margie Johnston

Self

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Mabel Johnston

Self

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Jeff Tartakov

Self

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Kathy McCarty

Self

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Dick Johnston

Self

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Laurie Allen

Self

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Sally Johnston Reid

Self

Gibby Haynes

Gibby Haynes

Self

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Brian Beattie

Self

David Fair

David Fair

Self

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