Movie
The Killing of America
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1981-09-05
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Genres
- Documentary, Crime
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Towa Productions, Filmlink International
- Country
- Japan, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Chuck Riley as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Ed Dorris as Self
- Thomas Noguchi as Self
- Sirhan Sirhan as Self
- Wayne Henley as Self
- Ed Kemper as Self
- Susan Atkins as Self (archive footage)
- David Berkowitz as Self (archive footage)
- Kenneth Bianchi as Self (archive footage)
- Lawrence Bittaker as Self (archive footage)
- James Brady as Self (archive footage)
- Arthur Bremer as Self (archive footage)
Crew
- Sheldon Renan - Director
- Leonard Schrader - Writer
- Chieko Schrader - Writer
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