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Ed Gein

20001h 29mCrime · Drama · Horror · Thriller
directed by Chuck Parello

“Before DAHMER, Before GACY, There was ED.”

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5.4 / 10
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Synopsis

The true story of Edward Gein, the farmer whose horrific crimes inspired Psycho, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Silence of the Lambs. This is the first film to Gein's tormented upbringing, his adored but domineering mother, and the 1957 arrest uncovered the most bizarre series of murders America has ever seen

Cast

Steve Railsback·Ed Gein
Carrie Snodgress·Augusta W, Gein
Carol Mansell·Collette Marshall
Sally Champlin·Mary Hogan
Steve Blackwood·Brian
Nancy Linehan Charles·Eleanor
Bill Cross·George Gein
Travis McKenna·Ronnie
Jan Hoag·Irene Hill
Brian Evers·Henry Gein