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The Devil and Daniel Johnston

7.7/ 1020061h 50mPG-13

DocumentaryMusic

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 by Jeff Feuerzeig

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Behind the frames

6 stills

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The cast

Faces behind the story

Daniel Johnston

Daniel Johnston

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Bill Johnston

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Margie Johnston

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Mabel Johnston

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Jeff Tartakov

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Kathy McCarty

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Dick Johnston

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Laurie Allen

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