CinemaOSMovie · 2019 · 1h 57m · NR

Manson: Music from an Unsound Mind

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

68%(20)IMDbDocumentary

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 byTom O'Dell

Status: Released
Runtime: 1h 57m
Language: EN
Released: August 13, 2019

Studios

Spiritlevel Cinema

Watch the

Trailers & teasers

1 video

Manson: Music from an Unsound Mind

Manson: Music from an Unsound Mind

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited

Starring

Dianne Lake

Dianne Lake

Self - Manson Family Member

Gregg Jakobson

Self - Los Angeles Songwriter

Phil Kaufman

Phil Kaufman

Self - Charles Manson Associate

Stephen Desper

Self - Beach Boys' In-House Engineer

Ernie Knapp

Self - West Coast Guitarist

Charles Manson

Charles Manson

Self (archive footage)

Roman Polanski

Roman Polanski

Self (archive footage)

Simon Wells

Self - Charles Manson Biographer

Jeff Guinn

Jeff Guinn

Self - Charles Manson Biographer

Domenic Priore

Self - Author, 'Riot on the Sunset Strip'

Creative team

Directed by: Tom O'Dell
Written by: Tom O'Dell

Keep watching

More like this

Audrey Hepburn: The Magic of Audrey

Audrey Hepburn: The Magic of Audrey

2008·6.5

Audrey Hepburn: The Magic of Audrey

2008 · Film

Cliff: A Portrait of an Artist

Cliff: A Portrait of an Artist

2021·4.0

Cliff: A Portrait of an Artist

2021 · Film

Chris Brown: Welcome to My Life

Chris Brown: Welcome to My Life

2017·6.4

Chris Brown: Welcome to My Life

2017 · Film

Thomas Hardy: Fate, Exclusion and Tragedy

Thomas Hardy: Fate, Exclusion and Tragedy

2021

Thomas Hardy: Fate, Exclusion and Tragedy

2021 · Film

Vana: The Biggest Race Is the Life Itself

Vana: The Biggest Race Is the Life Itself

2012

Vana: The Biggest Race Is the Life Itself

2012 · Film

Soldier of the Road: A Portrait of Peter Brötzmann

Soldier of the Road: A Portrait of Peter Brötzmann

2012·5.0

Soldier of the Road: A Portrait of Peter Brötzmann

2012 · Film

Gulpilil: One Red Blood

Gulpilil: One Red Blood

2002·6.8

Gulpilil: One Red Blood

2002 · Film

Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain

Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain

2021·7.0

Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain

2021 · Film

Dalida - Pour Toujours

Dalida - Pour Toujours

1993

Dalida - Pour Toujours

1993 · Film

The Cardboard Bernini

The Cardboard Bernini

2012

The Cardboard Bernini

2012 · Film

Jane by Charlotte

Jane by Charlotte

2022·6.9

Jane by Charlotte

2022 · Film

Cult People

Cult People

1989·7.0

Cult People

1989 · Film

The Fabulous Allan Carr

The Fabulous Allan Carr

2017·5.0

The Fabulous Allan Carr

2017 · Film

The Dark World

The Dark World

1953·6.3

The Dark World

1953 · Film

Don Driver: Magician

Don Driver: Magician

2013

Don Driver: Magician

2013 · Film

David Bailey: Four Beats to the Bar and No Cheating

David Bailey: Four Beats to the Bar and No Cheating

2010·5.0

David Bailey: Four Beats to the Bar and No Cheating

2010 · Film

Pandora Peaks

Pandora Peaks

2004·4.5

Pandora Peaks

2004 · Film

Maria Casarès and Albert Camus, you, my life

Maria Casarès and Albert Camus, you, my life

2022·8.5

Maria Casarès and Albert Camus, you, my life

2022 · Film

Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the Movies

Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the Movies

2017·5.6

Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the Movies

2017 · Film

Picked for you

Recommended movies

For the Love of Spock

For the Love of Spock

2016·7.4

For the Love of Spock

2016 · Film

I Am Heath Ledger

I Am Heath Ledger

2017·7.4

I Am Heath Ledger

2017 · Film

Hawking

Hawking

2013·7.6

Hawking

2013 · Film

My Mom Jayne

My Mom Jayne

2025·8.0

My Mom Jayne

2025 · Film

Being James Bond

Being James Bond

2021·7.8

Being James Bond

2021 · Film

The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart

The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart

2020·7.7

The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart

2020 · Film

Looking for Richard

Looking for Richard

1996·6.8

Looking for Richard

1996 · Film

Elstree 1976

Elstree 1976

2015·6.2

Elstree 1976

2015 · Film

Western Stars

Western Stars

2019·7.0

Western Stars

2019 · Film

Above Majestic

Above Majestic

2018·7.4

Above Majestic

2018 · Film

Heart of a Dog

Heart of a Dog

2015·6.5

Heart of a Dog

2015 · Film

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

2018·6.0

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

2018 · Film

Maria by Callas

Maria by Callas

2017·7.4

Maria by Callas

2017 · Film

I Am Ali

I Am Ali

2014·6.7

I Am Ali

2014 · Film

56 Up

56 Up

2012·7.2

56 Up

2012 · Film

The Crystal Calls - Making The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

The Crystal Calls - Making The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

2019·7.5

The Crystal Calls - Making The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

2019 · Film

The Captains

The Captains

2011·6.4

The Captains

2011 · Film

Capital in the Twenty-First Century

Capital in the Twenty-First Century

2019·6.5

Capital in the Twenty-First Century

2019 · Film

The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist

The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist

2026·6.9

The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist

2026 · Film

This Is It

This Is It

2009·7.4

This Is It

2009 · Film