But again in my opinion the vci dvd release is better. Ernest tidyman, frank konigsberg, sam manners, charles a. The story of jim jones premiered on april 15, 1980. Guyana tragedy the history of jim jones 1980 stormfront. You can see how persuasive, demanding, and maniacal jones really was.
Return within 3 business days of receiving and receive a full refund. If you are interested in the jim jones story then this is the movie for you. The story of jim jones part 1 and 2 with commercials. I was glad to see a competent piece like this that serves to educate and move the audience. This movie looks like we stumbled across joe damatos home movies. Powers boothes portrayal of the cultleader reverend jim jones earned him an emmy and the film traces the life of jones from his early activist. On the 40th anniversary of the tragedy in guyana, sundancetvs leonardo dicaprioproduced documentary takes a fourhour look at the horrors of jonestown and its painful aftermath.
The eyewitness account, the film was originally shown on television on april 15, 1980. The story of jim jones guyana tragedy dvdr 1980 alpha. The only thing that kept this from earning 5 stars from me was a lack of information about how jonestown came to be. Powers boothe did an excellent job as jim jones, in my opinion. Based upon the real life story of reverend jim jones, a selfproclaimed prophet who founded the peoples temple. Graham on allmovie this twopart tv movie was, of course, sparked by. The story of jim jones you are looking for realistic, disturbing and serious movies about with cult, commune, poison, psychopath, religions or cults, fighting the system and rebellion themes of biography and drama genre shot in usa. The reallife story of the peoples temple cult led by reverend jim jones and the events involving its move to guyana and its eventual mass suicide. The story of jim jones tv movie 1980 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. But that movie was at least wellshot and had some kind of artistic presentation. At the time it was rare to see full frontal nudity on tv or even hear uncensored swearing, so this was particularly extreme. The story of jim jones, the true story of the charismatic head of the peoples temple who lead a mass murder and suicide in. The eyewitness account and reports from the washington post at the time, to describe the life of jim jones from a 1960s. With powers boothe, ned beatty, irene cara, veronica cartwright.
Guyana tragedy the story of jim jones youtube this is one of my favorites movie and its also a real event showing the final consequences of liberali. All you like guyana tragedy the story of jim jones. Guyana tragedy the story of jim jones movie dvd movizerie. Story of jim jones, 1980, with tony king, henry lide, dimitra arliss, at turner classic movies. The reallife story of the peoples temple cult led by reverend and the events involving its move to guyana and its eventual mass suicide. Rosalind cash, veronica cartwright, irene cara, william a. Guyana tragedy the story of jim jones dvd, 2007 for. So, i rented guyana tragedy for some insight into the peoples temple cult. Originally shown as a twopart tv movie, this is a gripping recreation of the horrible tragedy of the november 1978 mass suicide of 9 people at the south american religious colony of jonestown. May 28, 2017 madefortv wtvj 4 miami the 2nd tv airing of guyana tragedy. The only artistic measure this movie takes is when it suddenly switches to behind the green doorvision. Madefortv wtvj 4 miami the 2nd tv airing of guyana tragedy. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing guyana tragedy.
Watch the castration cure 2007 full movie free online. A riveting awesome movie, even though its sad that its based on a true story, is a very chilling portrayal of the religious cult leader. Having waited nearly 2 decades for this movie to make it to dvd, i placed my order immediately upon learning that the film had finally come out in dvd format. The story of jim jones, the true story of the charismatic head of the peoples temple who lead a mass murder and. Powers boothe as a cult leader in the tv movie guyana tragedy. This featurelength docudrama tracks the final buildup to a horrific doomsday. This film occurred just a short time after the guyana tragedy at the peoples temple settlement aroused public concern. Return within 3 business days of receiving and receive a full. The film you are about to see is a dramatization of the life of jim jones. In this thoughtprovoking documentary, men convicted of sex crimes against minors are treated medically in an attempt to prevent future abuses. An almost complete list of both the psychotronic video guide and the encyclopedia. The story of jim jones cbs opening intros for part 1 and 2. Jonestown, location of the mass murdersuicide of the californiabased peoples temple cult at the behest of their charismatic but paranoid leader, jim jones, in jonestown agricultural commune, guyana, on november 18, 1978.
Jim jones story dvd movie video at cd universe, life of cult figure, jim jones, from his early activism to the jonestown mass suicide. Fixated on the idea of an impending nuclear holocaust, jones led over 900 followers to the jungles of south america where he set up his own community called jonestown that would ultimately be the site of a tragic mass suicide in 1978. I was very confused by references to rev johnson and johnsontown. I give props to guyana tragedy originally a twopart movie shown on. An outstanding, emmywinning performance by powers boothe anchors this acclaimed miniseries about controversial cult leader jim jones. Guyana tragedy the story of jim jones dvdrip ac3 all you. Download guyana tragedy the story of jim jones 1980 movie online. And the other characters in the movie are all wellplayed. This is a great portrayal of the events that took place on that tragic day. This was a tragedy that not many people know the full story of. I rate 5 stars but thats only for the movie, not the quality.
I was aware of jonestown when i saw this movie, and was wondering if there was a second massacre in guyana along similar lines to jonestown. It stars a number of american actors such as stuart whitman, gene barry and joseph cotten. The story of jim jones movie, hero, heroine, etc is available in our gallery section. Cult of the damned is a 1979 mexican exploitation docudrama film written and directed by rene cardona jr the film, which was shot in mexico, is based on the jonestown massacre. The story of jim jones tv movie 1980 trivia on imdb. It recounts the life of jim jones depicted by powers boothe, a young man who became a charismatic leader and, some claimed, the mastermind of a cult.