Guyana: Crime of the Century

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
  • Release Date: 1979-09-20
  • User Rating: 4.8/10 from 14 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 47min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Re-al productions International
  • Production Country: Mexico, Panama, Spain
  • Director: René Cardona Jr.
star 4.8/10
From 14 Ratings

Summary

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)

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  • Stuart Whitman

    as Rev. James Johnson
  • John Ireland

    as Dave Cole
  • Joseph Cotten

    as Richard Gable
  • Bradford Dillman

    as Dr. Gary Shaw
  • Gene Barry

    as Congressman Lee O'Brien
  • Jennifer Ashley

    as Anna Kazan
  • Yvonne De Carlo

    as Susan Ames
  • Nadiuska

    as Leslie Stevens
  • Tony Young

    as Ron Harvey
  • Robert DoQui

    as Oliver Ross
  • Erika Carlsson

    as Marilyn Johnson
  • Hugo Stiglitz

    as Cliff Robson
  • Carlos East

    as Mike Sheldon
  • Tito Junco

    as Thomas
  • Dana Baker

    as Commune Member
Writing René Cardona Jr. Screenplay
Directing René Cardona Jr. Director
Writing Carlos Valdemar Screenplay
Production René Cardona Jr. Producer
Camera Leopoldo Villaseñor Director of Photography
Sound Alfredo Diaz Ordaz Music
Sound Nelson Riddle Music
Sound George S. Price Music
Sound Bob Summers Music
Sound Jimmie Haskell Music

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