Manson: Music from an Unsound Mind

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

as Self - Manson Family Member

Gregg Jakobson

as Self - Los Angeles Songwriter

Phil Kaufman

as Self - Charles Manson Associate

Stephen Desper

as Self - Beach Boys' In-House Engineer

Ernie Knapp

as Self - West Coast Guitarist

Charles Manson

as Self (archive footage)

Roman Polanski

as Self (archive footage)

Simon Wells

as Self - Charles Manson Biographer

Jeff Guinn

as Self - Charles Manson Biographer

Domenic Priore

as Self - Author, 'Riot on the Sunset Strip'

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