Manson is a 1973 documentary film

Documentary film

Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...

 directed by Robert Hendrickson

Robert Hendrickson (director)

Robert Hendrickson is the co-director of the Oscar nominated documentary Manson about the "Manson Family" which he directed together with partner Laurence Merrick.-External links:* * at the Internet Movie Database...

 and Laurence Merrick

Laurence Merrick

Laurence Merrick was an American film director and author. He is best known for co-directing the Oscar nominated documentary Manson in 1973 with Robert Hendrickson. Sharon Tate, one of the victims in the Manson murders, was a former student at Merrick's Academy of Dramatic Arts...

. It deals with the "Manson family" and has many interviews with the members of the group, including Charles Manson

Charles Manson

Charles Milles Manson is an American criminal who led what became known as the Manson Family, a quasi-commune that arose in California in the late 1960s. He was found guilty of conspiracy to commit the Tate/LaBianca murders carried out by members of the group at his instruction...

, "Squeaky" Fromme, and Sandra Good

Sandra Good

Sandra Collins Good a long-time member of the Manson Family and a close friend of Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme. Good's Manson Family nickname is "Blue," given to her by Charles Manson because of her blue eyes....

. This film contains original footage of the Charles Manson Family at their Spahn Ranch

Spahn Ranch

Spahn Ranch, also known as the Spahn Movie Ranch, was a movie ranch used for filming generally Western-themed movies and television programs. With mountainous terrain, boulder-strewn scenery, and an 'old Western town' set, Spahn Ranch was a versatile filming site for many scripts...

 compound, Devil's Canyon

Devil's Canyon

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, their Barker Ranch

Barker Ranch

Barker Ranch is infamous as the last hideout of Charles Manson and his "family" after the gruesome Los Angeles murder spree. It is located inside Death Valley National Park in eastern California....

 hideout in Death Valley

Death Valley

Death Valley is a desert valley located in Eastern California. Situated within the Mojave Desert, it features the lowest, driest, and hottest locations in North America. Badwater, a basin located in Death Valley, is the specific location of the lowest elevation in North America at 282 feet below...

, the Hall of Justice in Los Angeles and various other locations.
When "Squeaky" Fromme attempted to assassinate President Gerald Ford

Gerald Ford

Gerald Rudolph "Jerry" Ford, Jr. was the 38th President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977, and the 40th Vice President of the United States serving from 1973 to 1974...

, the Manson film was banned by US District Court Judge Thomas McBride

Thomas McBride

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 in order to preserve Fromme's constitutional right to a fair and speedy trial

Speedy trial

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. Robert Hendrickson's right to "free speech" was thus set aside and the matter was taken by the ACLU to the US Supreme Court.

Soundtrack music for the movie was created by Brooks Poston and Paul Watkins

Paul Watkins (Manson Family)

Paul Alan Watkins was a member of Charles Manson’s "Family." In the period leading up to Manson’s trial for the Tate-LaBianca murders, Watkins provided the prosecution with information that clarified the Helter Skelter motive.-Background:By his own account, Paul Watkins lived "a pretty standard...

, two former Manson associates. As well, music performed by the Manson Family can also be heard on the soundtrack.

It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature

Academy Award for Documentary Feature

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The heavy metal band Slipknot

Slipknot (band)

Slipknot is an American heavy metal band from Des Moines, Iowa. Formed in 1995, the group was founded by percussionist Shawn Crahan and bassist Paul Gray...

 sampled a scene from the film in the track 742617000027 from their 1999 self-titled album

Slipknot (album)

Slipknot is the debut album by American heavy metal band Slipknot. It was released on June 29, 1999 through Roadrunner Records, after a demo containing a few of the songs had been released in 1998, and was reissued in December 1999 with a slightly altered track listing and mastering, as a result of...

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External links

• Manson at the Internet Movie Database
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• Official website for the MANSON film