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Guyana: Crime of the Century (1979)

The movie that dares to tell the truth behind the most shocking crime of the century!

Genre : Drama, Thriller

Runtime : 1H 47M

Director : René Cardona Jr.
Writer : René Cardona Jr., Carlos Valdemar

Synopsis

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)

Actors

Stuart Whitman
Stuart Whitman
Rev. James Johnson
John Ireland
John Ireland
Dave Cole
Joseph Cotten
Joseph Cotten
Richard Gable
Bradford Dillman
Bradford Dillman
Dr. Gary Shaw
Gene Barry
Gene Barry
Congressman Lee O'Brien
Jennifer Ashley
Jennifer Ashley
Anna Kazan
Yvonne De Carlo
Yvonne De Carlo
Susan Ames
Nadiuska
Nadiuska
Leslie Stevens
Tony Young
Tony Young
Ron Harvey
Robert DoQui
Robert DoQui
Oliver Ross
Erika Carlsson
Erika Carlsson
Marilyn Johnson
Hugo Stiglitz
Hugo Stiglitz
Cliff Robson
Carlos East
Carlos East
Mike Sheldon
Tito Junco
Tito Junco
Thomas

Crews

René Cardona Jr.
René Cardona Jr.
Director
René Cardona Jr.
René Cardona Jr.
Screenplay
René Cardona Jr.
René Cardona Jr.
Producer
Carlos Valdemar
Carlos Valdemar
Screenplay
Jimmie Haskell
Jimmie Haskell
Music
Alfredo Diaz Ordaz
Alfredo Diaz Ordaz
Music
George S. Price
George S. Price
Music
Nelson Riddle
Nelson Riddle
Music
Bob Summers
Bob Summers
Music
Leopoldo Villaseñor
Leopoldo Villaseñor
Director of Photography

Trailers and other movies

Guyana Cult of the Damned (1979) trailer

Posters and backgrounds

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