HELTER SKELTER
Production: USA, 1976
Director: Tom Gries
Category: True Crime
A TV movie based on the book by prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi, in which he boasts about the prowess which enabled him to convict Charles Manson of murder – not really that impressive if you consider that Manson ill-advisedly chose to argue his own defence in court, threatened the judge, and was defiantly unrepentant for the sins of his minions. Steve Railsback plays Manson, and Marilyn Burns, chief screamer from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, boosts her cult credentials even more by playing Linda Kasabian, creepy-crawler turned snitch.
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