Guyana: Crime of the Century

Guyana: Crime of the Century

107 mins | Drama, Thriller | Sept. 20, 1979

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)

Guyana: Crime of the Century

107 mins | Drama, Thriller | Sept. 20, 1979

Guyana: Crime of the Century
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)
IMDb rating 5.5
Producers Ízaro Films, Corporación Nacional Cinematográfica (CONACINE), Care, Re-al productions International
Original title Guyana: Crime of the Century
Directors René Cardona Jr.
Writers Carlos Valdemar, René Cardona Jr.

Cast

Stuart Whitman

as Rev. James Johnson

John Ireland

as Dave Cole

Joseph Cotten

as Richard Gable

Bradford Dillman

as Dr. Gary Shaw

Gene Barry

as Congressman Lee O'Brien

Jennifer Ashley

as Anna Kazan

Yvonne De Carlo

as Susan Ames

Nadiuska

as Leslie Stevens

Tony Young

as Ron Harvey

Robert DoQui

as Oliver Ross

Erika Carlsson

as Marilyn Johnson

Hugo Stiglitz

as Cliff Robson

Carlos East

as Mike Sheldon

Tito Junco

as Thomas