Guyana: Crime of the Century

Guyana: Crime of the Century

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

R 1979 · 107 min · ★ 5.0 · Drama, Thriller

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)

Directed by René Cardona Jr. · Written by René Cardona Jr.

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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

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