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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!"

1979-09-20
4.767
en 107m
DramaThriller
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)

Director

René Cardona Jr.

Screenplay

René Cardona Jr.

Producer

René Cardona Jr.

Screenplay

Carlos Valdemar

Director of Photography

Leopoldo Villaseñor

Music

Jimmie Haskell

cult historical figure

Status

Released

Countries

  • Mexico
  • Panama
  • Spain

Companies

  • Re-al productions International
  • Conacine
  • Care
  • Ízaro Films

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