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Manson: The Lost Tapes

2018 · 1 season

A sober, unsettling plunge into archival footage and testimony, offering little comfort and no dramatised cushioning.

Created by
Hugh Ballantyne
Starring
Windy Bucklee, Robert Burbridge, Sandra Good
Overview
A version of the story made for British television without any censorship or dramatic reconstructions.

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Created by
Hugh Ballantyne
Starring
Windy Bucklee, Robert Burbridge, Sandra Good
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • madness
  • obsession
  • power
  • death
Places
None
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror5
Humour1
Realism9
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Created by
Hugh Ballantyne
Starring
Windy Bucklee, Robert Burbridge, Sandra Good, Ronnie Howard, Nancy Jordan, Stephen R. Kay, Thomas A. Phillips, Nancy Pitman
Length
1 seasons, 2 episodes
Network
ITV1
Languages
English

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