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
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Director & Writers
Chuck Parello
Director
Stephen Johnston
Writer
Cast
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
Steve Railsback
Ed Gein
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