Charles Manson

Charles Manson

Charles Milles Manson (November 12, 1934 – November 19, 2017) led the California-based Manson Family cult based in the late 1960s. Some cult members committed a series of nine murders at four locations in July and August 1969. In 1971, Manson was convicted of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder for the deaths of seven people, including film actress Sharon Tate. The prosecution contended that while Manson never directly ordered the murders, his ideology constituted an overt act of conspiracy. Before the murders, Manson had spent more than half of his life in correctional institutions. While gathering his cult following, Manson was a singer-songwriter on the fringe of the Los Angeles music industry, chiefly through a chance association with Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys, who introduced Manson to record producer Terry Melcher. In 1968, the Beach Boys recorded Manson's song "Cease to Exist", renamed "Never Learn Not to Love" as a single B-side, but without a credit to Manson. Afterward, Manson attempted to secure a record contract through Melcher, but was unsuccessful. Manson would often talk about the Beatles, including their 1968 self-titled album. According to Los Angeles County District Attorney, Vincent Bugliosi, Manson felt guided by his interpretation of the Beatles' lyrics and adopted the term "Helter Skelter" to describe an impending apocalyptic race war. During his trial, Bugliosi argued that Manson had intended to start a race war, although Manson and others disputed this. Contemporary interviews and trial witness testimony insisted that the Tate–LaBianca murders were copycat crimes intended to exonerate Manson's friend Bobby Beausoleil. Manson himself denied having instructed anyone to murder anyone. Manson's notoriety as an emblem of insanity, violence, and the macabre influenced pop culture. Recordings of songs written and performed by Manson were released commercially, starting with Lie: The Love and Terror Cult (1970). Since his incarceration, various musicians have covered some of his songs. Although originally sentenced to death in 1971, his sentence was commuted to life with the possibility of parole after the California Supreme Court invalidated the state's death penalty statute in 1972. He served his life sentence at the California State Prison, Corcoran and died at age 83 in late 2017. Description above from the Wikipedia article Charles Manson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Title: Charles Manson
  • Popularity: 2.081
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1934-11-12
  • Place of Birth: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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  • Also Known As: Charlie Manson, Charley Manson
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Charles Manson Movies

  • 1992
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    Pardoned From Above: The Charles "Tex" Watson Story

    Pardoned From Above: The Charles "Tex" Watson Story

    1 1992 HD

    Evangelist David Benoit (Glory Ministries) interviews the mass-murderer responsible for the Tate-LaBianca murders: Charles "Tex" Watson.

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  • 1973
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    Manson

    Manson

    6.9 1973 HD

    Prosecuting attorney Vincent Bugliosi and Manson "family" members Lynette Fromme, Mary Brunner and Sandra Good discuss the Tate-LaBianca murders.

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  • 1980
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    This Is America Part 2

    This Is America Part 2

    5.3 1980 HD

    The sequel to This is America, aka Jabberwalk. This film goes inside the real America circa 1980 - a world of punks, orgies and worm-eating hicks!...

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  • 2015
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    Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans

    Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans

    7.2 2015 HD

    Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans interweaves stunning newly discovered footage and voice recordings with original interviews. It is the true story of...

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  • 1988
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    Devil Worship: Exposing Satan's Underground

    Devil Worship: Exposing Satan's Underground

    5.8 1988 HD

    Geraldo Rivera investigates allegations of a widespread Satanic underground in the United States.

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  • 1999
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    The Last Days of Sharon Tate

    The Last Days of Sharon Tate

    1 1999 HD

    The documentary profiled the final and last days of Sharon Tate Polanski, a beloved actress and model, who was killed in 1969 by a cult in Los...

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  • 1981
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    The Killing of America

    The Killing of America

    7.2 1981 HD

    A documentary of the decline of America. Featuring footage (most exclusive to this film) from race riots to serial killers and much, much more.

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  • 2008
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    Il falso bugiardo

    Il falso bugiardo

    1 2008 HD

    Based upon Vincenzoni's biography, "Pane e cinema", the documentary traces the story of the screen play writer who invented many stories that became...

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  • 2020
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    Zappa

    Zappa

    7.2 2020 HD

    With the help of more than 10,000 dedicated Zappa fans, this is the long-awaited definitive documentary project of Alex Winter documenting the life...

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  • 2017
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    Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold

    Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold

    7.2 2017 HD

    Griffin Dunne’s years-in-the-making documentary portrait of his aunt Joan Didion moves with the spirit of her uncannily lucid writing: the film...

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  • 2010
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    Iconoclast

    Iconoclast

    8.5 2010 HD

    Boyd Rice may well be the only person alive who's been on a first name basis with both Charles Manson and Marilyn Manson. His career has spanned more...

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  • 2007
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    Cease to Exist

    Cease to Exist

    1 2007 HD

    Explores the music motive to the Manson murders and uncovers Charles Manson's relationship with Beach Boys' drummer Dennis Wilson and record producer...

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  • 2019
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    Charles Manson: The Funeral

    Charles Manson: The Funeral

    4 2019 HD

    The grandson of notorious killer Charles Manson embarks on an unusual journey to arrange the late cult leader's funeral.

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  • 1992
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    Charles Manson Then & Now

    Charles Manson Then & Now

    6 1992 HD

    Tracing America's morbid fascination with the infamous sociopath who was jailed in 1970 after members of his cult "family" went on a murder spree..

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  • 2017
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    Truth and Lies: The Family Manson

    Truth and Lies: The Family Manson

    7 2017 HD

    ABC retells the dark, disturbing story of Manson — and his twisted cult of devoted followers he instructed to carry out a series of grisly...

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  • 2021
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    Hymns from the Abyss

    Hymns from the Abyss

    1 2021 HD

    Images of moral panic, cult followings and the edges of madness from sex and death.

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  • 2007
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    Inside The Manson Gang

    Inside The Manson Gang

    5 2007 HD

    The incredible, behind the scenes, true story and exclusive footage of the most dangerous white gang of the 20th century. No actors, no recreations,...

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  • 2013
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    Propaganda

    Propaganda

    8.1 2013 HD

    An anti-western propaganda film about the influences of American visual and consumption culture on the rest of the world, as told from a North Korean...

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  • 1989
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    Charles Manson Superstar

    Charles Manson Superstar

    4.9 1989 HD

    For forty years, Charles Manson has survived most of his life in what he calls 'the hallways of the all ways,' the reform schools, jails and prisons...

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  • 2024
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    The Beach Boys

    The Beach Boys

    6.6 2024 HD

    A celebration of the legendary band that revolutionized pop music, and the iconic, harmonious sound they created that personified the California...

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  • 1993
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    No Sense Makes Sense

    No Sense Makes Sense

    1 1993 HD

    Portrait of Charles Manson. Contains various interviews with J.R. Bruun, Boyd Rice, Nikolas Schreck and other persons with an interest in Charles...

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  • 2012
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    Old Man

    Old Man

    7.3 2012 HD

    For more then 20 years Charles Manson has refused to communicate to the outside world. Until now. These are actual never before heard phone...

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  • 2012
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    Charles Manson, The Church of Satan, The Universal Order & The Process Church of Final Judgment

    Charles Manson, The Church of Satan, The Universal Order & The Process Church of Final Judgment

    1 2012 HD

    Out of the spiritual chaos of the 1960s, more strange cults and unorthodox messiahs have emerged than ever. Charles Manson is seen as the annoying...

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  • 2012
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    The Manson Family: Born to Kill?

    The Manson Family: Born to Kill?

    1 2012 HD

    Charles Milles Manson was an American criminal and cult leader. In the late 1960s, he formed what became known as the Manson Family, a quasi-commune...

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  • 2015
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    Face of Evil: The Charles Manson Murders

    Face of Evil: The Charles Manson Murders

    2 2015 HD

    CNN revisits the vicious, horrific killings by Charles Manson's followers, 45 years later in their special documentary report - Face of Evil: The...

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  • 2019
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    Manson: Music From an Unsound Mind

    Manson: Music From an Unsound Mind

    6.7 2019 HD

    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...

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  • 1994
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    Safe Condition: Document in the Past Perfect

    Safe Condition: Document in the Past Perfect

    8 1994 HD

    Frames 20th-Century ideologies and dreams of liberation, using found footage. The film presents an account of the period between 1932-1985,...

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  • 2019
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    Manson: The Women

    Manson: The Women

    6 2019 HD

    Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme, Sandra “Blue” Good, Catherine “Gypsy” Share, and Dianne “Snake” Lake...

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  • 1995
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    Charles Manson: Journey Into Evil

    Charles Manson: Journey Into Evil

    5.5 1995 HD

    A documentary on Charles Manson.

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  • 2009
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    The Six Degrees of Helter Skelter

    The Six Degrees of Helter Skelter

    7.3 2009 HD

    Entertainingly led by famous Hollywood historian Scott Michaels, this epic documentary employs never-before-seen autopsy reports, dozens of rare...

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  • 2012
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    Serious Serial Killers

    Serious Serial Killers

    1 2012 HD

    A documentary covering various serial killers including BTK, Jeffrey Dahmer, John Wayne Gacy, Ted Bundy, Son of Sam and more.

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  • 2017
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    Charles Manson: The Final Words

    Charles Manson: The Final Words

    8 2017 HD

    An explosive documentary that changes the conversation about Charles Manson and the notorious "Manson Family" murders.

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  • 2022
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    Joni Mitchell, Lady Blue

    Joni Mitchell, Lady Blue

    1 2022 HD

    Joni Mitchell has been called the queen of folk music and one of the biggest pop stars of the 60s and 70s. Even today, her lyrics and unique guitar...

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  • 2010
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    Dahmer vs. Gacy

    Dahmer vs. Gacy

    3.1 2010 HD

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  • 1994
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    Ten Monologues from the Lives of the Serial Killers

    Ten Monologues from the Lives of the Serial Killers

    5.5 1994 HD

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  • 2024
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    "My World"

    "My World"

    1 2024 HD

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  • 2017
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    Manson Speaks: Inside the Mind of a Madman

    Manson Speaks: Inside the Mind of a Madman

    7.8 2017 HD

    The two-part special “Manson Speaks: Inside the Mind of a Madman” presents a new theory on Manson’s motives that does not align...

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  • 2018
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    Inside the Criminal Mind

    Inside the Criminal Mind

    6.1 2018 HD

    Explore the psychological machinations and immoral behavior that define the most nefarious types of criminals.

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  • 2019
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    Euphoria

    Euphoria

    8.31 2019 HD

    A group of high school students navigate love and friendships in a world of drugs, sex, trauma, and social media.

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  • 1997
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    South Park

    South Park

    8.37 1997 HD

    Follows the misadventures of four irreverent grade-schoolers in the quiet, dysfunctional town of South Park, Colorado.

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  • 2020
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    Helter Skelter: An American Myth

    Helter Skelter: An American Myth

    6.4 2020 HD

    The untold story behind cult leader Charles Manson and his followers' heinous crimes as told through interviews with former members, archival...

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  • 2004
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    Ghost Hunters

    Ghost Hunters

    6.204 2004 HD

    Paranormal investigators investigate places that are reported to be haunted. Engaging forensic experts, historical records and the most innovative...

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  • 2018
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    Manson: The Lost Tapes

    Manson: The Lost Tapes

    6.5 2018 HD

    A version of the story made for British television without any censorship or dramatic reconstructions.

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  • 2019
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    Very Scary People

    Very Scary People

    8.5 2019 HD

    A chronicle of the twisted lives of some of the most frightening, diabolical characters in recent history. Each two-hour episode traces the heinous,...

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  • 2006
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    Legends

    Legends

    5 2006 HD

    The story of the big names that have shaped the musical genres, plus an occasional stopgap for the new rock 'n' roll - comedy.

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  • 2019
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    1969

    1969

    7.5 2019 HD

    The six-part series features gripping first-hand accounts of how the year's events came together at the same dizzying, chaotic time.

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  • 2017
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    Dateline: Secrets Uncovered

    Dateline: Secrets Uncovered

    7.9 2017 HD

    For more than 25 years, Dateline has brought viewers investigations into some of biggest mysteries in America. This entry in the franchise takes a...

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  • 2024
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    Making Manson

    Making Manson

    7 2024 HD

    Through 20 years' worth of never-before-aired conversations, those closest to the case have their views challenged as Manson talks openly about his...

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