Manson: Music from an Unsound Mind (2019)

6.7/10 117 min Documentary

Overview

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.

Cast

Dianne Lake

Self - Manson Family Member

Phil Kaufman

Self - Charles Manson Associate

Charles Manson

Self (archive footage)

Roman Polanski

Self (archive footage)

Jeff Guinn

Self - Charles Manson Biographer

Thomas Arnold

Narrator (voice)

Bob Dylan

Self (archive footage)

George Harrison

Self (archive footage)

John F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

Robert F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

Martin Luther King Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Timothy Leary

Self (archive footage)

John Lennon

Self (archive footage)

Paul McCartney

Self (archive footage)

Jim Morrison

Self (archive footage)

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