Guyana tragedy the story of Jim Jones / Konigsberg Company ; written by Ernest Tidyman ; directed by William A. Graham.

Traces the story of Jim Jones and the People's Temple from its roots in Indianapolis in 1953 to the Nov. 16, 1978 mass suicide in Jonestown, Guyana.

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Corporate Authors: VCI Home Video (Firm), Konigsberg Company
Other Authors: Boothe, Powers, 1949- (Actor), Beatty, Ned (Actor), Jones, James Earl (Actor), Cara, Irene, 1959- (Actor), Cartwright, Veronica (Actor), Cash, Rosalind (Actor), Dourif, Brad, 1950- (Actor), Foster, Meg (Actor), Ladd, Diane (Actor), Quaid, Randy, 1950- (Actor), Burton, LeVar (Actor), Dewhurst, Colleen (Actor), Tidyman, Ernest (Screenwriter), Graham, William A., 1926-2013 (Director), Krause, Charles A.
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: Tulsa, OK : VCI Home Video, c2007.
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Summary:Traces the story of Jim Jones and the People's Temple from its roots in Indianapolis in 1953 to the Nov. 16, 1978 mass suicide in Jonestown, Guyana.
Item Description:Based on the book Guyana Massacre by Charles A. Krause.
Bonus features: trailers, bios.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (189 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD-9, NTSC, region all, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby digital
Audience:Not rated.
Awards:Emmy Awards, 1980: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series (Boothe)
Production Credits:Music, Elmer Bernstein ; editors, Aaron Stell and Tony de Zarraga ; director of photography, Gil Hubbs ; executive producer, Frank Konigsberg.
Participant or Performer:Powers Boothe, Ned Beatty, James Earl Jones, Irene Cara, Veronica Cartwright, Rosalind Cash, Brad Dourif, Meg Foster, Diane Ladd, Randy Quaid, Levar Burton, Colleen Dewhurst.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:Originally shown as a two-part TV movie on CBS in April, 1980.