Film
Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple
2006 · 1h 26m · Documentary · History · TV Movie
- IMDb
- 7.8
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 94%
- Metacritic
- 79
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Overview
Featuring never-before-seen footage, this documentary delivers a startling new look at the Peoples Temple, headed by preacher Jim Jones who, in 1978, led more than 900 members to Guyana, where he orchestrated a mass suicide via tainted punch.
Cast
Claire Janaro
Herself
Deborah Layton
Herself
Garrett Lambrev
Himself
Hue Fortson Jr.
Himself
Janet Shular
Herself
Jim Jones
Self (archive footage)
Leo J. Ryan
Self (archive footage)
Jackie Speier
Self
Crew
- Stanley NelsonDirector
Media
Details
- Release date
- April 26, 2006
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Rated
- NR
- Genres
- Documentary, History, TV Movie
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