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
Rev. James Johnson

John Ireland
Dave Cole

Joseph Cotten
Richard Gable

Bradford Dillman
Dr. Gary Shaw

Gene Barry
Congressman Lee O'Brien

Jennifer Ashley
Anna Kazan

Yvonne De Carlo
Susan Ames

Nadiuska
Leslie Stevens

Tony Young
Ron Harvey

Robert DoQui
Oliver Ross

Erika Carlsson
Marilyn Johnson

Hugo Stiglitz
Cliff Robson

Carlos East
Mike Sheldon

Tito Junco
Thomas

Dana Baker
Commune Member

René Cardona Jr.
Director / Screenplay / Producer

Carlos Valdemar
Screenplay

Leopoldo Villaseñor
Director of Photography

Jimmie Haskell
Music

Nelson Riddle
Music

Earl Watson
Editor

Bob Summers
Music

Alfredo Diaz Ordaz
Music

George S. Price
Music
Media.

Details.
Release DateSeptember 20, 1979
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 47m
Content RatingR
Genres
Last updated:
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.
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