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Guyana: Crime of the Century

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

Guyana: Crime of the Century

1979-09-20
  • Drama
  • , Thriller
1 hour 47 minutes

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)

René Cardona Jr.Director
Carlos ValdemarScreenplay
René Cardona Jr.Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

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

Marilyn Johnson

Hugo Stiglitz

Hugo Stiglitz

Cliff Robson

Carlos East

Carlos East

Mike Sheldon

Tito Junco

Tito Junco

Thomas

Dana Baker

Commune Member

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