David Holzman's Diary

David Holzman's Diary

1967•1h 14m•6.3/10

ComedyDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.3/10(44)

A young filmmaker decides to make a movie about his day-to-day activities in an attempt to understand himself and get his life back in order. A precursor to reality television and vlogs.

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Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

L.M. Kit Carson

L.M. Kit Carson

David Holzman

Eileen Dietz

Eileen Dietz

Penny Wohl

Lorenzo Mans

Pepe

Louise Levine

Sandra

Fern McBride

Girl on the subway

Michel Lévine

Sandra's Boy Friend

Robert Lesser

Robert Lesser

Max, Penny's agent

Jack Baran

Cop

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