The Killing of America (1981)

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.

Cast (48)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

C

Chuck Riley

Self - Narrator (voice)

E

Ed Dorris

Self

Thomas Noguchi

Self

Sirhan Sirhan

Self

Wayne Henley

Self

Ed Kemper

Self

Susan Atkins

Self (archive footage)

David Berkowitz

Self (archive footage)

Kenneth Bianchi

Self (archive footage)

L

Lawrence Bittaker

Self (archive footage)

J

James Brady

Self (archive footage)

A

Arthur Bremer

Self (archive footage)

Ted Bundy

Self (archive footage)

A

Angelo Buono

Self (archive footage)

D

Dean Corll

Self (archive footage)

Juan Corona

Self (archive footage)

E

Edward Cowart

Self (archive footage)

Richard J. Daley

Self (archive footage)

Charles de Gaulle

Self (archive footage)

M

Mark Essex

Self (archive footage)

John Wayne Gacy

Self (archive footage)

Tom Hayden

Self (archive footage)

John Hinckley Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Leslie Van Houten

Self (archive footage)

Jim Jones

Self (archive footage)

Linda Kasabian

Self (archive footage)

John F. Kennedy, Jr.

Self (archive footage)

John F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

Robert F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

Martin Luther King Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Patricia Krenwinkel

Self (archive footage)

John Lennon

Self (archive footage)

Charles Manson

Self (archive footage)

H

Herbert Mullin

Self (archive footage)

Jacqueline Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

Yoko Ono

Self (archive footage)

Lee Harvey Oswald

Self (archive footage)

Nancy Reagan

Self (archive footage)

Ronald Reagan

Self (archive footage)

Jack Ruby

Self (archive footage)

Leo J. Ryan

Self (archive footage)

R

Robert Benjamin Smith

Self (archive footage)

Brenda Spencer

Self (archive footage)

George Wallace

Self (archive footage)

C

Charles Whitman

Self (archive footage)

Lyndon B. Johnson

Self (archive footage, uncredited)

A

Anthony Kiritsis

Self (archive footage, uncredited)

R

Richard Hall

Self (archive footage, uncredited)

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