Guyana: Crime of the Century(Movie, 1979)

Name: Guyana: Crime of the Century
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 1979
Duration: T01:47:00
Rating: 2.4

1h 47min | Genres: Drama, Thriller

Rating: 2.4/5 (with 6 votes)

Guyana: Crime of the Century (also known as Guyana: Cult of the Damned) is a 1979 English-language Mexican exploitation drama film written and directed by René Cardona Jr. The film, which was shot in Mexico, is based on the Jonestown Massacre. It stars a number of American actors such as Stuart Whitman, Gene Barry and Joseph Cotten. The names of central characters are slightly tweaked from the historical ones: the film is set in "Johnsontown" rather than Jonestown, the cult is led by "Reverend James Johnson" (Whitman) rather than Rev. Jim Warren Jones, and the murdered Congressman is "Lee O'Brien" (Barry) rather than Leo Ryan. ()

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This horrific dramatization of the Guyana tragedy traces the steps of Reverend Jim Jones, a highly charismatic, but profoundly paranoid clergyman, who after years of evangelism and good deeds, begins his own church in the mid-western United States. When Jim Jones becomes increasingly obsessed with the belief that the CIA is "a wicked enemy" who is out to get him, he emigrates with his congregation to Guyana, where he plans to create a utopia. But Jim Jones' utopia consists of a society where he demands his followers turn their minds, bodies and possessions over to him, one that is rife with orgies, physical violence, mental torture, and sexual abuse of children and adults. Ultimately, Jim Jones' paranoia reaches a fevered pitch that culminates in him taking savage action against his own congregation. (VCI Home Video)

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Production countries: Spain, Mexico, Panama

Plays in: South America

Made by: Corporación Nacional Cinematográfica (CONACINE), Ízaro Films, Re-al productions International, Care

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 8 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Portuguese (PT), Thai (TH), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date GR: 09/20/1979

Cast: Stuart Whitman, Gene Barry, John Ireland, Joseph Cotten, Bradford Dillman, Mel Ferrer, Yvonne De Carlo, Nadiuska, Tony Young, Robert DoQui, Hugo Stiglitz

Director: René Cardona Jr.

Screenwriter: René Cardona Jr.

Composer: Jimmie Haskell

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"O Massacre da Guiana"

"Guayana - Kult der Verdammten"

"Trip in die Hölle"

"Guyana - La secte de l'enfer"

"La Secte De L'enfer"

"Guyana: Cult of the Damned"

Keywords: historical figure, cult

Revenue: 3,798,102 USD

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Guyana: Crime of the Century(Movie, 1979)

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