The Sadist (1963)

Directed by James Landis Produced by L. Steven Snyder Written by James Landis Starring Arch Hall, Jr., Richard Alden, Marilyn Manning, Don Russell, Helen Hovey, Joe Jesgarz Music by Paul Sawtell (uncredited), Bert Shefter (uncredited) Cinematography: William Zsigmond Edited by Anthony M. Lanza Distributed by Fairway International Pictures (United States, Prima Film (Canada, 1971) Release date: April 1963 (U.S.) The Sadist (also known as Profile of Terror and Sweet Baby Charlie) is a 1963 black-and-white exploitation film written and directed by James Landis, and stars Arch Hall, Jr. The film was distributed by Fairway International Pictures of the United States and Prima Film of Canada. The film is loosely based on the killing spree of Charles Starkweather, upon which the later films Badlands (1973) and Natural Born Killers (1994) were also based. It was shot by famed cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond over a period of 2 weeks for $33,000 with a cast of five, one of who