Helter Skelter (1976)


Helter Skelter
Release Date01 April 1976
GenreDrama, Crime, Thriller
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsBel Air, Los Angeles, California, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixMono
ColorColor

Helter Skelter is an 1976 TV film based on the 1974 book by prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi and Curt Gentry. In the United States, it aired over two nights. In some countries it was shown in theaters with additional footage (nudity, language and more violence).


Cast and Crew


Cast

Vincent Bugliosi

Charles Manson

Susan Atkins

Linda Kasabian

Christina Hart
Patricia Krenwinkel

Leslie Van Houten

Aaron Stovitz

Danny DeCarlo

Sondra Blake
Ronnie Howard

George Garro
Rosner

Vic Werber
Lt. Brenner

Wright King
Friend

William Garretson

Edward Bell
Sgt. Hank Kruger

Roy Jenson
Punchy

Phil Cohen

Sgt. O'Neal

Bill Durkin
Tex Watson

Phillip R. Allen
Sgt. Manuel Gris

Harry Jones

James Brodhead
Mr. Quint

Ray Middleton
Mr. Spahn

Sgt. Smith

Leno La Bianca

Sgt. Franklin

Stanley Ralph Ross
Sgt. Ross

Bart Burns
Frank Fowles

Jerry Dunphy
Newscaster

Newscaster

Barbara Mallory
Family Girl

Kathleen Devlin
Family Girl

Asta Hansen
Family Girl

Mary Jo Thatcher
Family Girl

Deborah Parsons
Family Girl

Tracy Tracton
Family Girl

Melody Hinkle
Family Girl

Family Girl

Deanne Gwinn
Family Girl

Patricia Post
Family Girl

Leila Davis
Family Girl

Lindsay V. Jones
Family Girl

Sondra Lowell
Family Girl

Linden Chiles
J. Miller Leavy

Mary Kay Pass
Sgt. Broom

Laura Ash
Virginia

Carole Ita White
Big Sal

Martha Evans
Nurse

Dorothy Meyer
Housekeeper

Norman Bartolo
Bald Man

Tracy Morgan
Henna Woman

Raphael Baker
Sgt. Brown

Bert Williams
Deputy

Ralph Montgomery
Grand Jury Foreman

Police Inspector

Plainclothesman

Louise Caire Clark
Susan Struthers

Bert Conway
Judge Keene

Larry Pennell
Sgt. White

Johnny Fain
Shorty Shea

Toni Moss
Rosemary La Bianca

Jim Boles
Camarinos

Paul Kent
Dennis Ranson

Robert Rothwell
TV Reporter

Jack Miller
Joe Dorgan

Alan Dexter
Dog Owner

Will Brodhead
Steve Quint

Struthers

John Evans
Sanderson

Ronald Gold
Cinquanta

Sidney Clute
Reporter

Steve Gries
Steve "Clem" Grogan

Blair Aaronson
Sayce

Officer Ocher

Fay Martin
Le Page

Phil Montgomery
Reporter

Everett Scoville

Jason Ronard
Paul Watkins

Judge Older

Adam Williams
Terrence Milik

Jonathan Lippe
Hank Charter

Ann Newman-Mantee
Mrs. Quint

Joyce Easton
Gail Bugliosi

Joseph Roman
The Bailiff

Lionel Decker
Jury Foreman Tubick

Bill Sorrells
Gillespie

John Furlong
Judge Dell

Drees Darrin

Rod Arrants
Bart Listen

Guy Remsen
Andy Cookley

Read Morgan
Officer Columbine

Cal Haynes
Keith

George Brewer

Steven Marlo
Police Officer

Director

Writer

Vincent Bugliosi

Curt Gentry

J.P. Miller

Producer

Philip Capice
executive producer

producer

Lee Rich
executive producer

Original Music

Billy Goldenberg
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Cinematographer

Jules Brenner
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Editor

Byron 'Buzz' Brandt
-

Bud S. Isaacs
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Art Director

Philip Barber

Set Decorator

James Cane

Makeup Department

Sugar Blymyer
hair stylist

Ken Chase
makeup artist

Production Manager

Robert Birnbaum
unit production manager

Neil T. Maffeo
executive in charge of production

Lynn Guthrie
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Peter Gries
second assistant director

Ken Swor
first assistant director

Ray Taylor Jr.
first assistant director

Art Department

Mike Miner
property master

Sound Department

Victor Guarnier
sound effects editor

Tom Overton
production sound mixer

Alfred J. Carranza
assistant sound editor

Stunts

Steven Burnett
stunts

Ray Saniger
stunts

Jesse Wayne
fire stunts double

Camera and Electrical Department

Vincent A. Martinelli
camera operator

Lon Massey
electrical gaffer

Chuck Morgan
key grip

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Thomas Costich
wardrobe

Nancy Martinelli
wardrobe

Patricia Norris
wardrobe

Editorial Department

Gene Fowler Jr.
supervising editor

Music Department

Else Blangsted
music editor

Other Crew

Elie Cohen
assistant to producer

Frank Kowalski
script supervisor

Phill Norman
title designer

Judi Rosner
production coordinator

Production Company

Lorimar Productions
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Distributor

CBS/Fox

CBS Television

Warner Home Video

Miscellaneous

Howard A. Anderson Company
titles

The Remdin Company
casting






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