The Killing of America (1981)
The film the American authorities didn't want you to see!
90 min
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.
- Release date
- February 13, 1982
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- W. Michael Lewis, Mark Lindsay
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Trailer
Cast
- Chuck Riley as Narrator
- 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)
- Ted Bundy as Self (archive footage)
- Richard J. Daley as Self (archive footage)
- Charles de Gaulle as Self (archive footage)
- John Wayne Gacy as Self (archive footage)
- Tom Hayden as Self (archive footage)
- Leslie Van Houten as Self (archive footage)
- Jim Jones as Self (archive footage)
- Linda Kasabian as Self (archive footage)
- John Kennedy Jr. as Self (archive footage)
- John F. Kennedy as Self (archive footage)
- Robert F. Kennedy as Self (archive footage)
- Martin Luther King Jr. as Self (archive footage)
Crew
- Susan Atkins · Archive footage
- David Berkowitz · Archive footage
- Kenneth Bianchi · Archive footage
- Lawrence Bittaker · Archive footage
- Sheldon Renan · Director
- Leonard Schrader · Writer
- Chieko Schrader · Writer
- Leonard Schrader · Producer
- Mataichirô Yamamoto · Producer
- W. Michael Lewis · Composer
- Mark Lindsay · Composer
- Robert Charlton · Cinematographer
- Tom Hurwitz · Cinematographer
- Willy Kurant · Cinematographer
- Peter Smokler · Cinematographer
- Lee Percy · Editor