Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple (2006)

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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... See more »

Director:

Stanley Nelson

Writers:

Marcia Smith, Marcia Smith, Noland Walker

Stars:

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations.
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Cast

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	Rebecca Moore	...	Self
	Janet Shular	...	Self
	Tim Carter	...	Self
	Stanley Clayton	...	Self
	Hue Fortson Jr.	...	Self
	Garrett Lambrev	...	Self
	Claire Janaro	...	Self
	Neva Sly Hargrave	...	Self
	Deborah Layton	...	Self
	Phyllis Wilmore Zimmerman	...	Self
	Chuck Wilmore	...	Self
	John R. Hall	...	Self
	Tim Reiterman	...	Self
	June Cordell	...	Self
	Eugene Cordell	...	Self
	Garnett Day	...	Self (as Rev. Garnett Day)
	Fielding McGehee	...	Self
	Joyce Shaw-Houston	...	Self
	Bryan Kravitz	...	Self
	Juanell Smart	...	Self
	Mike Touchette	...	Self
	Laura Johnston Kohl	...	Self
	Kristine Kravitz	...	Self
	Grace Stoen	...	Self
	Marshall Kilduff	...	Self
	Vernon Gosney	...	Self
	Jordan Vilchez	...	Self
	Eugene Smith	...	Self
	Jackie Speier	...	Self (as Rep. Jackie Speier)
	Stephen Sung	...	Self
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Willie Brown	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Gary Green	...	Henchman
	Jim Jones	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Leo J. Ryan	...	Self (archiveFootage)
	Fidel Castro	...	Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)

Directed by

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Stanley Nelson

Written by

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Marcia Smith	...	(story)

Marcia Smith	...	(teleplay)

Noland Walker	...	(teleplay)

Produced by

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Jannat Gargi	...	Producer: Imaging
Kristin Lesko	...	associate producer
Stanley Nelson	...	producer
Mark Samels	...	executive producer
Christine Turner	...	assistant producer
Noland Walker	...	co-producer

Music by

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Tom Phillips

Cinematography by

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Michael Chin

Editing by

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Lewis Erskine
Aljernon Tunsil

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Shamiel Soni

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additional second assistant director

Sound Department

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Sara Chin	...	sound
Bruno Langiano	...	foley artist
Paul James Zahnley	...	re-recording mixer

Stunts

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Dan Hirst

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stunt coordinator / stunt performer (as Daniel Hirst)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Mike Harlow	...	additional camera operator
Robert Shepard	...	additional camera operator

Additional Crew

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Sherry Alwell	...	transcriptor
Julia Conley	...	intern
Kenn Rabin	...	archival research consultant

Production Companies

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Firelight Media Inc.

Distributors

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Seventh Art Releasing (2006) (United States) (theatrical)
Canvas (2007) (Belgium) (tv)
PBS American Experience (2006) (United States) (tv)
PBS Distribution (2006) (United States) (video)
Vrijzinnig Protestantse Radio Omroep (VPRO) (2008) (Netherlands) (tv) (as VPRO)
Yleisradio (YLE) (2007) (Finland) (tv) (TV2)

Special Effects

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Other Companies

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Disher Music and Sound (sound post-production)
Oddball Films (archival footage)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords	people's-temple reference-to-jim-jones year-1978 murder-suicide u.s.-congressman See All (72) »
Genres	Documentary History
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Netherlands:AL

Additional Details

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Also Known As	Jonestown - Todeswahn einer Sekte (Germany) Jonestown - Vida e Morte no Templo do Povo (Brazil) Jonestown (Poland) Kuoleman temppeli (Finland) Dödens tempel (Finland, Swedish title) See more »
Runtime	86 min
Official Sites	Official site
Country	United States
Language	English
Color	Color
Aspect Ratio	1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Stereo

Box Office

Opening Weekend United States

$7,482, 20 Oct 2006

Did You Know?

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Trivia	Based on the same real life events as Jonestown Cult Suicide (2012), Jonestown Massacre: As We Watched (2018), Jonestown: Terror in the Jungle (2018), Jonestown (2013), Jonestown: Paradise Lost (2007), Jonestown: The Women Behind the Massacre (2018), Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980), The Jonestown Haunting (2020), Jonestown: The Life and Death of the Peoples Temple (2007), The Jonestown Massacre (2016) and Truth and Lies: Jonestown, Paradise Lost (2018). See more »
Movie Connections	Edited into Jonestown: The Life and Death of the Peoples Temple (2007). See more »
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Quotes	Deborah Layton: [on Jim Jones's brainwashing of his followers at Jonestown] Every night at some point, his voice would come over the loudspeaker, and he'd say, "I'm sending somebody out tonight. Somebody you know. Somebody you trust. And they're gonna act like they wanna leave. But this is a loyalty test, and you need to turn them in." See more »

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