Chaos: The Manson Murders

2025 1h 36m EN

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★6.1TMDB · 77

DocumentaryCrime

Synopsis

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In August 1969, Charles Manson's followers killed seven people on his orders. Why? Explore a conspiracy of mind control, CIA experiments, and murder.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Charles Manson
Self (archive footage)
Stephen Kay
Self - Prosecutor
Tom O'Neill
Self - Writer
Gregg Jakobson
Self - Talent Scout
Bobby Beausoleil
Self (voice)
Louis "Jolly" West
Self (archive footage)
Bernard Crowe
Self (archive footage)
Susan Atkins
Self (archive footage)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Errol Morris
Writers: Tom O'Neill
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released last year.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Errol Morris, shot by Igor Martinović. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Steven Hathaway shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Charles Manson and Stephen Kay and Tom O'Neill carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt35628886 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 77 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Errol Morris directs. Igor Martinović behind the camera. Steven Hathaway cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released last year.
2Directed by Errol Morris, shot by Igor Martinović. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Steven Hathaway shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Charles Manson and Stephen Kay and Tom O'Neill carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt35628886 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 77 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
7Classified under 18 themes, including "mind control", "central intelligence agency (cia)", "based on novel or book", "lsd".

The technical file

Cinematography: Igor Martinović
Editing: Steven Hathaway
Production design: Fletcher Chancey
Makeup / hair: Rebecca Frye
Sound: Lee Salevan
Runtime: 96 min · 1h 36m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Chaos: The Manson Murders (2025)

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patient12025-10-30
★ 8/10
I've been watching Charles Manson, pretty much my entire life trying to understand how even with LSD he could be so charismatic that people would murder for him. I enjoyed this film greatly. They do a nice job of crime scene investigating and archival footage with Manson, and he really was quite full of himself.

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