The film the American authorities didn't want you to see!
A documentary of the decline of America, composed of archival material and exclusive footage, carnage, madness, and mayhem with an unapologetic sincerity on the factual depiction of violence in the industrialized nation of the United States. Featuring a juxtaposition of detailed accounts of terrible acts, brutal behavior, and interviews from experts and convicted killers alike.
DocumentaryCrimeamerican way of lifemurderserial killerkilling spreegun violenceusa historyspree killerrace relationsunited states of america (usa)
- Graphic violence
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Grave, bleak, plot-driven and epic.
- gravecomic
- warmbleak
- character-ledplot-driven
- intimateepic
- earnestironic
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Cast
- Chuck RileySelf - Narrator (voice)
- Ed DorrisSelf
- Thomas NoguchiSelf
- Sirhan SirhanSelf
- Wayne HenleySelf
- Ed KemperSelf
- Susan AtkinsSelf (archive footage)
- David BerkowitzSelf (archive footage)
- Kenneth BianchiSelf (archive footage)
- Lawrence BittakerSelf (archive footage)
Crew
- Sheldon RenanDirector
- Leonard SchraderWriter
- Chieko SchraderWriter
- Robert CharltonDirector of Photography
- Willy KurantDirector of Photography
- Peter SmoklerDirector of Photography
- Mark LindsayOriginal Music Composer
- W. Michael LewisOriginal Music Composer
- Lee PercyEditor
- Mataichirô YamamotoProducer
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