The Devil and Daniel Johnston

IMDb 7.7 2006 • 110 min • DocumentaryMusic

Director

Jeff Feuerzeig

Country

US

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Daniel Johnston
Daniel Johnston Self
Bill Johnston
Bill Johnston Self
Margie Johnston
Margie Johnston Self
Mabel Johnston
Mabel Johnston Self
Jeff Tartakov
Jeff Tartakov Self

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