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Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple

7.0/ 1020061h 26mNR
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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 punch.

Directed by Stanley Nelson

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The cast

Faces behind the story

Claire Janaro
Herself
Deborah Layton
Herself
Garrett Lambrev
Himself
Hue Fortson Jr.
Himself
Janet Shular
Herself
Jim Jones
Jim Jones
Self (archive footage)
Leo J. Ryan
Leo J. Ryan
Self (archive footage)
Jackie Speier
Jackie Speier
Self

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