Reel American HistoryHistory on trial Main Page

AboutFilmsFor StudentsFor TeachersBibliographyResources

Films >> Helter Skelter (1976) >>

Studio:Lorimar Productions
Director:Tom Gries
Screenwriter:JP Miller
Story:Based on the book by Vincent Bugliosi with Curt Gentry
Producer:Lee Rich, Philip Capice, and Tom Gries
Director of Photography:Jules Brenner
Editor:Byron "Buzz" Brandt, Gene Fowler Jr., and Bud S. Isaacs
Production:Lynn Guthrie
Cast:George DiCenzo  (Vincent Bugliosi)
 Steve Railsback  (Charles Manson)
 Nancy Wolfe  (Susan Atkins)
 Marilyn Burns  (Linda Kasabian)
Awards:Won, Edgar Allan Poe Awards, 1977, Best Television Feature or Miniseries
 Color, 115 minutes.