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

August 13, 2019117 min6.7EN
Documentary

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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Cast

Dianne Lake
Dianne LakeSelf - Manson Family Member
Gregg Jakobson
Gregg JakobsonSelf - Los Angeles Songwriter
Phil Kaufman
Phil KaufmanSelf - Charles Manson Associate
Stephen Desper
Stephen DesperSelf - Beach Boys' In-House Engineer
Ernie Knapp
Ernie KnappSelf - West Coast Guitarist
Charles Manson
Charles MansonSelf (archive footage)
Sharon Tate
Sharon Tateself
Roman Polanski
Roman PolanskiSelf (archive footage)
Simon Wells
Simon WellsSelf - Charles Manson Biographer
Jeff Guinn
Jeff GuinnSelf - Charles Manson Biographer