
Guyana: Crime of the Century (1979)
4.8|20 Sept, 1979|107 min
The movie that dares to tell the truth behind the most shocking crime of the century!
4.8|20 Sept, 1979|107 min
Released
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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)
Keywords
cult
historical figure
Casts

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
Crews

René Cardona Jr.
Screenplay

René Cardona Jr.
Director
Carlos Valdemar
Screenplay

René Cardona Jr.
Producer
Leopoldo Villaseñor
Director of Photography
Alfredo Diaz Ordaz
Music

Nelson Riddle
Music
George S. Price
Music
Bob Summers
Music
Jimmie Haskell
Music
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