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Manson: Music from an Unsound Mind

Manson: Music from an Unsound Mind

2019·Movie·1h 57m

Documentary

6.8 / 10 (20 votes)

How one man's failed dream became a generation's worst nightmare

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.

Directed by
Tom O'Dell
Original language
English
Released
13 August 2019

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Last verified 2 Nov 2026

Cast

  • Dianne Lake

    Dianne Lake

    Self - Manson Family Member

  • GJ

    Gregg Jakobson

    Self - Los Angeles Songwriter

  • Phil Kaufman

    Phil Kaufman

    Self - Charles Manson Associate

  • SD

    Stephen Desper

    Self - Beach Boys' In-House Engineer

  • EK

    Ernie Knapp

    Self - West Coast Guitarist

  • Charles Manson

    Charles Manson

    Self (archive footage)

  • Roman Polanski

    Roman Polanski

    Self (archive footage)

  • SW

    Simon Wells

    Self - Charles Manson Biographer

  • Jeff Guinn

    Jeff Guinn

    Self - Charles Manson Biographer

  • DP

    Domenic Priore

    Self - Author, 'Riot on the Sunset Strip'

  • Thomas Arnold

    Thomas Arnold

    Narrator (voice)

  • Bob Dylan

    Bob Dylan

    Self (archive footage)