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Bender

The first serial killers in America were a family

The unsettling true story of America's first serial-killing family. A troubled doctor searches for patients swallowed by the prairie and encounters the Benders, homesteaders trapped by a life of unspeakable sin.

1h 20m2016TMDb 4.2

DramaHistoryThrillerWestern

English

Crew and Cast

John AlexanderDirectorBruce DavisonBruce DavisonMayor PrentissLinda PurlLinda PurlMrs. ThomasJames KarenJames KarenOld Man BenderBuck TaylorBuck TaylorSheriff J.E. Stone
John MonasteroDr. William York · Edwin York
Nicole JellenKate BenderReylynn CasterReylynn CasterLittle Girl
Leslie WoodiesOld Woman Bender
Grace McKeaneyGoat LadyChance CaedenChance CaedenBoy
Preston BrownMr. Loncher
Brad FieldsParson
Cat OlsonEthel
Hannah RikoonMrs. Loncher

Storyline

The unsettling true story of America's first serial-killing family. A troubled doctor searches for patients swallowed by the prairie and encounters the Benders, homesteaders trapped by a life of unspeakable sin.

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Info

Status
Released
Released
14 October 2016
Runtime
1h 20m
TMDB score
4.2 / 10 (6 votes)

Production

Director
John Alexander
Writers
JC Guest, John Alexander
Studios
Crook and Nanny Productions, Casadelic Pictures
Countries
United States of America

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English