Guyana: Crime of the Century (1979)
1h 47m
Running Time
September 20, 1979Release Date
Guyana: Crime of the Century (1979)
1h 47m
Running Time
September 20, 1979Release Date
Plot.
This horrific dramatization of the Guyana tragedy traces the steps of Reverend Jim Jones, a highly charismatic, but profoundly paranoid clergyman, who after years of evangelism and good deeds, begins his own church in the mid-western United States. When Jim Jones becomes increasingly obsessed with the belief that the CIA is "a wicked enemy" who is out to get him, he emigrates with his congregation to Guyana, where he plans to create a utopia. But Jim Jones' utopia consists of a society where he demands his followers turn their minds, bodies and possessions over to him, one that is rife with orgies, physical violence, mental torture, and sexual abuse of children and adults. Ultimately, Jim Jones' paranoia reaches a fevered pitch that culminates in him taking savage action against his own congregation. (VCI Home Video)
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Cast & Crew.
Stuart Whitman
Reverend James Johnson
Gene Barry
Congressman Lee O'Brien
John Ireland
Dave Cole
Joseph Cotten
Richard Gable
Bradford Dillman
Dr. Gary Shaw
Jennifer Ashley
Anna Kazan
Yvonne De Carlo
Susan Ames
Nadiuska
Leslie Stevens
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 20, 1979
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 47m
Content RatingR
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
cult
historical figure
Wiki.
Guyana: Crime of the Century (also known as Guyana: Cult of the Damned) is a 1979 English-language Mexican exploitation drama film written and directed by René Cardona Jr. The film, which was shot in Mexico, is based on the Jonestown Massacre. It stars a number of American actors such as Stuart Whitman, Gene Barry and Joseph Cotten. The names of central characters are slightly tweaked from the historical ones: the film is set in "Johnsontown" rather than Jonestown, the cult is led by "Reverend James Johnson" (Whitman) rather than Rev. Jim Warren Jones, and the murdered Congressman is "Lee O'Brien" (Barry) rather than Leo Ryan.