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Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones

Year:

1982

Duration:

192 min

Genres:

Biography | Drama

IMDB rate:

7.6

Director:

William A. Graham

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 4 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1982-01-05

Filming Locations: Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Cast

Actor

Character

Meg Foster

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

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

Brenda Vaccaro

Jane Briggs

Dimitra Arliss

Sister Fleming

LeVar Burton

Richard Jefferson

Colleen Dewhurst

Mrs. Myrtle Kennedy

Clifton James

Barber Charlie Amos

James Earl Jones

Father Divine

Ed Lauter

Jim Jones, Sr.

David Raynr

Raymond Jefferson (as David Hubbard)

John Dukakis

Jack Daniels

Benji Wilhoite

Young Jim Jones

Ralph Pace

Mr. Hester

William Dozier

Mr. Caldwell

Paul Wallace

Charlie Fishback

Walter M. Elder Sr.

Mr. Holloway

Martha Knighton

Mrs. Kruger

Guy Del Russo

Reporter #1

Richard Reiner

Reporter #2

Tony Foster

Joshua

Danny Nelson

Mr. Stevens

Georgia Allen

Sister Carmella

Mildred Brown

Sister Crandall

Roy Tatum

Brother Morris

Bernardine Mitchell

Black Woman

Charles Anderson

Hoodlum

Alvin Pealer

George

Charles Franzen

Phil

Les Hatfield

Klan Leader

Shalee Goble

Becky

Buzzy Hill

Albert

Joe Dorsey

Jakes

Henry Lide

Mr. Brooks

Terry Browning

Cashier

Bernice Ramsey

Angel

Sam Manners

Defector (as Savino Maneri)

Tony King

Choate

Joel Godard

John Briggs

Meg Brush

Mrs. Briggs

Dolores Robinson

New Arrival

Vivian Edwards

Mrs. Halperin

Luther McLaughlin

Elderly Man

Steve Grand

Temple Member

Peter Moldonado

Guard

Pedro Ilerio

Black Temple Member

Bill Coyne

White Temple Member

Annie Feliciana

Woman

Rita Byrd

Mrs. Manners

Howard Culver

(uncredited)

Frank Konigsberg

Reporter #3 (uncredited)

Dan Roth

Reporter (voice) (uncredited)

Steve Siporin

Temple Member (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

The dialogue used in the mass suicide/murder scene near the end of the film was taken almost word-for-word from an audiocassette found in a portable tape recorder under Jim Jones' chair. The tape recorder had weak batteries and was running at a much slower than normal speed, allowing the entire event to be recorded.