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April 16, 1980. ( 1980-04-16) Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones is a 1980 American biographical drama television miniseries directed by William A. Graham from a teleplay by Ernest Tidyman, based on the 1978 book Guyana Massacre: The Eyewitness Account by Charles A. Krause. It stars Powers Boothe in the title role, with Ned Beatty, LeVar ...
Jan 5, 1982 · Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones: Directed by William A. Graham. With Powers Boothe, Ned Beatty, Irene Cara, Veronica Cartwright. The real-life story of the Peoples Temple cult led by Reverend Jim Jones and the events involving its move to Guyana and its eventual mass suicide.
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- Biography, Drama
- William A. Graham
- 1982-01-05
Oct 18, 2010 · The “Jonestown Massacre” occurred on November 18, 1978, when more than 900 members of an American cult called the Peoples Temple died in a mass suicide-murder under the direction of their leader...
4 days ago · Jonestown, location of the mass murder-suicide of the California-based Peoples Temple cult at the behest of their charismatic but paranoid leader, Jim Jones, in Jonestown agricultural commune, Guyana, on November 18, 1978. The death toll exceeded 900, making it one of the largest mass deaths in American history.
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- What was Jonestown?Jonestown was a remote compound in Guyana built by Peoples Temple cult leader Jim Jones. With little interference from the Guyanese government, Jon...
- What was the Jonestown massacre?The Jonestown massacre was a mass murder-suicide of the Peoples Temple cult at the behest of their leader, Jim Jones, in 1978. After cult members a...
- How many people died in the Jonestown massacre?More than 900 people died in the Jonestown massacre, including some 300 who were age 17 or under. It is one of the largest mass deaths in American...
- Who was Jim Jones?Jim Jones was the leader of the Peoples Temple cult who initiated a mass murder-suicide at the Jonestown compound in Guyana. He opened his first ch...
- When did the Jonestown massacre occur?Jim Jones orchestrated the mass murder-suicide of Peoples Temple cult members on November 18, 1978.
Jul 27, 2022 · In Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple, award-winning filmmakers Stanley Nelson, Marcia Smith, and Noland Walker reveal the true, tragic story behind enigmatic preacher Jim Jones and his promise of a world of economic and racial equality that ultimately led to the largest mass murder-suicide in history.
The 1978 mass suicide of 913 followers at the settlement of Jonestown, Guyana, in South America is staged in a chilling documentary style of events. Powers Boothe's dynamic performance as the charismatic self-styled preacher won him the Emmy Award as outstanding actor.
