<P> The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is a 1974 American horror film directed by Tobe Hooper and written and co-produced by Hooper and Kim Henkel . It stars Marilyn Burns , Paul A. Partain , Edwin Neal , Jim Siedow and Gunnar Hansen , who respectively portray Sally Hardesty , Franklin Hardesty , the hitchhiker , the proprietor , and Leatherface . The film follows a group of friends who fall victim to a family of cannibals while on their way to visit an old homestead . Although it was marketed as a true story to attract a wider audience and as a subtle commentary on the era 's political climate , its plot is entirely fictional ; however , the character of Leatherface and minor plot details were inspired by the crimes of real - life murderer Ed Gein . </P>
<P> The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is a 1974 American horror film directed by Tobe Hooper and written and co-produced by Hooper and Kim Henkel . It stars Marilyn Burns , Paul A. Partain , Edwin Neal , Jim Siedow and Gunnar Hansen , who respectively portray Sally Hardesty , Franklin Hardesty , the hitchhiker , the proprietor , and Leatherface . The film follows a group of friends who fall victim to a family of cannibals while on their way to visit an old homestead . Although it was marketed as a true story to attract a wider audience and as a subtle commentary on the era 's political climate , its plot is entirely fictional ; however , the character of Leatherface and minor plot details were inspired by the crimes of real - life murderer Ed Gein . </P>
when was the first texas chainsaw massacre movie made
when was the first texas chainsaw massacre movie made
1974
1974