Helter Skelter

Helter Skelter

1976 · 184 min · EN · 6.9 (69 votes)
Dir. Tom Gries · Starring George DiCenzo, Steve Railsback, Nancy Wolfe, Marilyn Burns, Christina Hart, Cathey Paine · Music Billy Goldenberg

“WHISPER IT LIKE A CURSE!”

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The investigation of two horrific mass murders leads to the capture and trial of the psychotic pseudo-hippie Charles Manson and his "family".

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A chilling descent into madness. This film captures the unsettling atmosphere of a charismatic cult leader's influence and the horrific events that followed. It feels like a grim historical document, exposing the dark side of the 1960s counterculture.

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