Helter Skelter

Helter Skelter is a television miniseries of the psycho-thriller and True Crime genres. It chronicles the after-effects and criminal trial relating to the August, 1969 Tate-Labianca murders committed by members of The Family led by cult leader Charles Manson.

The series was directed by Tom Gries with a teleplay written by JP Miller based on the true crime novel Helter Skelter by Curt Gentry and Federal Prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi. It aired in two parts on CBS on April 1st, and April 2nd, 1976.

Notes & Trivia

 * Helter Skelter (1976) redirects to this page.


 * This movie was remade in 2004 and was written and directed by John Gray.


 * The total running time for this series 194 minutes (3 hours, 14 minutes).


 * Teleplay writer J.P. Miller is credited as JP Miller in this series.