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Manson: Music From an Unsound Mind
Manson: Music From an Unsound Mind

Manson: Music From an Unsound Mind

How one man's failed dream became a generation's worst nightmare

Genres

Documentary

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The untold story of Charles Manson's obsession to become a rock star, his rise in the LA music scene, the celebrities who championed his music, his tragic friendship with The Beach Boys' Dennis Wilson and his descent into violence and chaos once his dreams fell apart.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

117 mins

Rating

6.711/10

Release Date

13 August 2019

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Dianne Lake

Dianne Lake

Self - Manson Family Member

Gregg Jakobson

Gregg Jakobson

Self - Los Angeles Songwriter

Phil Kaufman

Phil Kaufman

Self - Charles Manson Associate

Stephen Desper

Stephen Desper

Self - Beach Boys' In-House Engineer

Ernie Knapp

Ernie Knapp

Self - West Coast Guitarist

Charles Manson

Charles Manson

Self (archive footage)

Sharon Tate

Sharon Tate

self

Roman Polanski

Roman Polanski

Self (archive footage)

Simon Wells

Simon Wells

Self - Charles Manson Biographer

Jeff Guinn

Jeff Guinn

Self - Charles Manson Biographer

Domenic Priore

Domenic Priore

Self - Author, 'Riot on the Sunset Strip'

Thomas Arnold

Thomas Arnold

Narrator (voice)

Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

Self (archive footage)

George Harrison

George Harrison

Self (archive footage)

John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

Robert F. Kennedy

Robert F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Timothy Leary

Timothy Leary

Self (archive footage)

John Lennon

John Lennon

Self (archive footage)

Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney

Self (archive footage)

Jim Morrison

Jim Morrison

Self (archive footage)

Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon

Self (archive footage)

Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan

Self (archive footage)

Ringo Starr

Ringo Starr

Self (archive footage)

Frank Zappa

Frank Zappa

Self (archive footage)

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