The Manson Family

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A movie as controversial as it is relentlessly shocking, Jim VanBebber's The Manson Family tells the story of the most infamous cult of all time, examining one man's twisted vision of Armageddon and how it turned the hippy dream into a nightmare. The film recreates, in graphic detail, the story of Charles Manson and his notorious 'Family', from their early hippie cult beginnings to the shocking Tate/La Bianca murders and beyond.

August 9th 1969. In the quiet, secluded canyons above Beverly Hills, the silence of a summer's night is shattered by the terrified screams of a woman begging for mercy. Within 48 hours, Charles Manson and his so-called Family have butchered seven innocent people in a killing spree that shook the world.

At a time when the Manson phenomenon is, perhaps, even more sensational and startling than it was 35 years ago, The Manson Family takes a deranged trip inside the minds of the killers to reveal a grisly truth far more chilling than the myth…

VanBebber's film paints an accurate and uncompromising picture of Manson, his disciples and their crimes. This almost legendary production has become one of the most talked about and eagerly anticipated independent horror films of the last decade. Be warned, once seen this film will not be forgotten.

The double disc special edition of The Manson Family will be released on DVD by Anchor Bay UK on 21st February 2005.