HELTER SKELTER

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• Release Year: 1976
• Genre: Drama
• Plot: He boasts of 35 murders and is under indictment for seven. But legal experts say there may not be enough evidence to convict notorious killer Charles Manson. They predict he will leave the courtroom a free man.; ; Helter Skelter is the compelling, often harrowing true story of the investigation and trial that brought Manson and members of his Family to justice. Steve Railsback plays Manson with wide-eyed tenacity, ranting at the court and the system it represents. George DiCenzo portrays lead prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi, combining facts and legal strategems into a solid case. Actual court transcripts were used in many trial scenes. The result is the kind of frightening, fascinating, startling viewing that can only come from real life.
• Cast: Steve Railsback, John Furlong, George DiCenzo, Nancy Wolfe, Marilyn Burns, Christina Hart, Cathey Paine, Alan Oppenheimer, Rudy Ramos, Sondra Blake, George Garro, Vic Werber, Wright King, Jon Gries, Edward Bell, Roy Jenson, Marc Alaimo, Paul Mantee, Bill Durkin, Phillip R. Allen, David Clennon, James Brodhead, Ray Middleton, Anthony Herrera, Al Checco, Robert F. Hoy, Stanley Ralph Ross, Bart Burns, Jerry Dunphy, George Putnam, Barbara Mallory, Kathleen Devlin, Asta Hansen, Mary Jo Thatcher, Deborah Parsons, Tracy Tracton, Melody Hinkle, Eileen Dietz, Deanne Gwinn, Patricia Post, Leila Davis, Lindsay V. Jones, Sondra Lowell, Linden Chiles, Mary Kay Pass, Laura Ash, Carole Ita White, Martha Evans, Dorothy Meyer, Norman Bartolo, Tracy Morgan, Raphael Baker, Bert Williams, Ralph Montgomery, Richard Venture, Doug McGrath, Louise Caire Clark, Bert Conway, Larry Pennell, Johnny Fain, Toni Moss, Jim Boles, Paul Kent, Robert Rothwell, Jack Miller, Alan Dexter, Will Brodhead, Josh Albee, John Evans, Ronald Gold, Sidney Clute, Steve Gries, Blair Aaronson, Bruce French, Fay Martin, Phil Montgomery, Howard Caine, Jason Ronard, Skip Homeier, Adam Williams, Jonathan Lippe, Ann Newman-Mantee, Joyce Easton, Joe Roman, Lionel Decker, Bill Sorrells, Robert Ito, Rod Arrants, Guy Remsen, Read Morgan, Cal Haynes, Bart Braverman, Steven Marlo, Tom Gries
• Director: Tom Gries
• Runtime: 3:04
• Company: Warner Home Video
• Media Format: Movie