The Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones Movie Review 1980

Dramatization traces the story of the Reverend Jim Jones and the People's Temple from its beginnings in 1953 to the November 1978 mass suicide of more than 900 people. Boothe is appropriately hypnotic as the Reverend.

Distribution

VCX Ltd., 3430 Precision Dr., North Las Vegas, NV 89032-7979, Phone: (702)638-4321, Toll-free: 800-350-1931, Remarks: Formerly known as VCII Home Entertainment, Inc.

Available on VHS
Running time 240 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Cults, Religion, True Stories, Suicide

Cast

Powers Boothe, Ned Beatty, Randy Quaid, Brad Dourif, Brenda Vaccaro, LeVar Burton, Colleen Dewhurst, James Earl Jones

Cinematography

Gil Hubbs

Director

William A. Graham

Music

Elmer Bernstein

Producer

Konigsberg Co. Productions