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Guyana: Crime of the Century (1979)
Directed by René Cardona Jr.
“The movie that dares to tell the truth behind the most shocking crime of the century!”
Drama, Thriller · 1h 47m
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)
Cast
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
Hugo Stiglitz
Cliff Robson
Crew
- Director
- René Cardona Jr.
- Screenplay
- René Cardona Jr., Carlos Valdemar
- Director of Photography
- Leopoldo Villaseñor
- Editor
- Earl Watson
- Producer
- René Cardona Jr.
Details
- Release date
- 1979-09-20
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English, Spanish
- Countries
- Mexico, Panama, Spain
- Production
- Re-al productions International, Conacine, Care, Ízaro Films