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Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980) (TV)
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15 April 1980 (USA) morePlot:
The story of the People's Temple cult led by Jim Jones and the events involving its move to Guyana and its eventual mass suicide. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Won Primetime Emmy. Another 4 nominations moreUser Comments:
The Power of Powers!!! moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Powers Boothe | ... | Rev. Jim Jones | |
| Ned Beatty | ... | Rep. Leo Ryan | |
| Irene Cara | ... | Alice Jefferson | |
| Veronica Cartwright | ... | Marceline 'Marcy' Jones | |
| Rosalind Cash | ... | Jenny Hammond | |
| Brad Dourif | ... | David Langtree | |
| Meg Foster | ... | Jean Richie | |
| Michael C. Gwynne | ... | Larry King | |
| Albert Hall | ... | Otis Jefferson | |
| Linda Haynes | ... | Karen Bundy | |
| Diane Ladd | ... | Lynette Jones | |
| Ron O'Neal | ... | Col. Robles | |
| Randy Quaid | ... | Clayton Ritchie | |
| Diana Scarwid | ... | Sheila Langtree | |
| Madge Sinclair | ... | Mrs. Jefferson |
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The song "Welcome" that the choir sings is taken from a recording of the actual People's Temple Choir. moreSoundtrack:
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I've seen this film literally over 100 times...it's absolutely jam-packed with entertainment!!! Powers Boothe gives a stellar performance. As a fan of actors such as William Shatner (Impulse, 1974) and Ron Liebmann (Up The Academy, 1981)I never thought an actor could capture the "intensity" like Shatner and Liebmann in those roles, until I saw Boothe as Jim Jones! As far as I'm concerned, Powers Boothe IS Jim Jones...this film captures his best performance!!!