Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980)
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980)
Plot.
The story of the Peoples Temple led by Jim Jones and the 1978 mass suicide at Jonestown.
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Cast & Crew.
Powers Boothe
Rev. Jim Jones
Ned Beatty
Rep. Leo Ryan
Irene Cara
Alice Jefferson
Veronica Cartwright
Marceline 'Marcy' Jones
Rosalind Cash
Jenny Hammond
Brad Dourif
David Langtree
Meg Foster
Jean Richie
Michael C. Gwynne
Larry King
Albert Hall
Otis Jefferson
Linda Haynes
Karen Bundy
Diane Ladd
Lynette Jones
Ron O'Neal
Col. Robles
Randy Quaid
Clayton Ritchie
Diana Scarwid
Sheila Langtree
Madge Sinclair
Mrs. Jefferson
Brenda Vaccaro
Jane Briggs
Dimitra Arliss
Sister Fleming
LeVar Burton
Richard Jefferson
Colleen Dewhurst
Myrtle Kennedy
Clifton James
Barber Charlie Amos
Sam Christensen
CastingDirector
James Earl Jones
Father Divine
Joyce Robinson
CastingDirector
Ed Lauter
Jim Jones, Sr.
David Raynr
Raymond Jefferson
John Dukakis
Jack Daniels
Benji Wilhoite
Young Jim Jones
Ralph Pace
Mr. Hester
William Dozier
Mr. Caldwell
Paul Wallace
Charlie Fishback
Walter M. Elder Sr.
Mr. Holloway
Martha B. Knighton
Mrs. Kruger
Tony Foster
Joshua
Danny Nelson
Mr. Stevens
Joe Dorsey
Jake
Tony King
Choate
Georgia Allen
Sister Carmella
Mildred Brown
Sister Crandall
Roy Tatum
Brother Morris
Alvin Pealer
George
Charles Franzen
Phil
Shalee Goble
Becky
Buzzy Hill
Albert
Henry Lide
Mr. Brooks
Bernice Ramsey
Angel
Joel Godard
John Briggs
Meg Brush
Mrs. Briggs
Vivian Edwards
Mrs. Halperin
Media.
Details.
Release DateApril 15, 1980
StatusEnded
Seasons1
Episodes2
Running Time3h 8m
Filming LocationsGeorgia, United States of America
Genres
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This TV Show Is About.
poison
suicide
cult
miniseries
exploitation
religious cult
paranoia
campy
commune
mass suicide
end times
egomania
guyana
kool-aid
Miniseries
Wiki.
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones, also called The Mad Messiah, is a 1980 television miniseries about the Peoples Temple led by Jim Jones, and their 1978 mass suicide at Jonestown. Based on the book by Charles A. Krause, entitled Guyana Massacre: The Eyewitness Account, the film was originally shown on television on April 15, 1980.
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