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Guyana: Crime of the Century (1979)

Overview

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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René Cardona Jr. profile
René Cardona Jr.

Director

René Cardona Jr. profile
René Cardona Jr.

Screenplay

Cast

Stuart Whitman profile
Stuart Whitman

Rev. James Johnson

John Ireland profile
John Ireland

Dave Cole

Joseph Cotten profile
Joseph Cotten

Richard Gable

Bradford Dillman profile
Bradford Dillman

Dr. Gary Shaw

Gene Barry profile
Gene Barry

Congressman Lee O'Brien

Jennifer Ashley profile
Jennifer Ashley

Anna Kazan

Yvonne De Carlo profile
Yvonne De Carlo

Susan Ames

Nadiuska profile
Nadiuska

Leslie Stevens

Tony Young profile
Tony Young

Ron Harvey

Robert DoQui profile
Robert DoQui

Oliver Ross

Erika Carlsson profile
Erika Carlsson

Marilyn Johnson

Hugo Stiglitz profile
Hugo Stiglitz

Cliff Robson

Stuart Whitman profile
Stuart Whitman

Rev. James Johnson

John Ireland profile
John Ireland

Dave Cole

Joseph Cotten profile
Joseph Cotten

Richard Gable

Bradford Dillman profile
Bradford Dillman

Dr. Gary Shaw

Gene Barry profile
Gene Barry

Congressman Lee O'Brien

Jennifer Ashley profile
Jennifer Ashley

Anna Kazan

Yvonne De Carlo profile
Yvonne De Carlo

Susan Ames

Nadiuska profile
Nadiuska

Leslie Stevens

Tony Young profile
Tony Young

Ron Harvey

Robert DoQui profile
Robert DoQui

Oliver Ross

Erika Carlsson profile
Erika Carlsson

Marilyn Johnson

Hugo Stiglitz profile
Hugo Stiglitz

Cliff Robson

Extra

Release Date

September 20, 1979

Original Language

English

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

Re-al productions International logoConacine logoCare logoÍzaro Films logo

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