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Ed Gein

Ed Gein

Before DAHMER, Before GACY, There was ED.

20005.31h 29m

Overview

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

Directed by Chuck Parello
Written by Stephen Johnston
Produced by Michael Muscal, Hamish McAlpine, Mark Boot
Box Office0Revenue: $6K

Top Cast

Steve Railsback

Steve Railsback

Ed Gein

Carrie Snodgress

Carrie Snodgress

Augusta W, Gein

Carol Mansell

Carol Mansell

Collette Marshall

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Sally Champlin

Mary Hogan

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Steve Blackwood

Brian

Nancy Linehan Charles

Nancy Linehan Charles

Eleanor

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Bill Cross

George Gein

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Travis McKenna

Ronnie

Jan Hoag

Jan Hoag

Irene Hill

Brian Evers

Brian Evers

Henry Gein

Themes & Keywords

insanitybeheadingfurniturebartenderbonearrestresurrectionsevered headcorpsedomineering motherbody partplainfield wisconsingrand guignol

About Ed Gein

Ed Gein is a crime, drama, horror, thriller film released in 2000 exploring themes of insanity, beheading, furniture, bartender, bone, arrest. Directed by Chuck Parello, it stars Steve Railsback, Carrie Snodgress, Carol Mansell. 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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