Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones is a 1980 American biographical drama television miniseries directed by William A. Graham from a teleplay by Ernest Tidyman, based on the 1978 book Guyana Massacre: The Eyewitness Account by Charles A. Krause. It stars Powers Boothe in the title role, with Ned Beatty, LeVar Burton, Colleen Dewhurst, James Earl Jones, and Randy Quaid in supporting roles. It is a dramatization of the life of murderous cult leader Jim Jones, who led a mass murder of his Peoples Temple followers in Jonestown, Guyana.
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1982)
Directed by William A. Graham
Genres - Biography, Drama |
Sub-Genres - Biographical Film |
Release Date - Jan 5, 1982 |
Run Time - 192 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
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Movie Info
Themes
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Commune, Cult, Guyana, Poison, Suicide, True Stories
Attributes
Filming Location: Georgia
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Alternate Titles
Guyana Tragedy: The Jim Jones Story
US
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
GB, US
Jim Jones, förförare
SE
Jim Jones: A Tragédia da Guyana
BR
Jim Jones: O Pastor do Diabo
BR
La secte des possédés
FR
La tragedia de Guyana
ES
La tragedia della Guyana
IT
Le sacrifice des possédés
CA