Plot
The story of the Peoples Temple led by Jim Jones and the 1978 mass suicide at Jonestown.
Cast
as Rev. Jim Jones
as Rep. Leo Ryan
as Alice Jefferson
as Marceline "Marcy" Jones
as Jenny Hammond
as David Langtree
as Jean Richie
as Larry King
as Otis Jefferson
as Karen Bundy
Network
Status
Ended
First Aired Date
April 15, 1980
Last Aired Date
April 16, 1980
Production Companies
The Königsberg Company
Type
Miniseries
Number of Season
1
Number of Episodes
2
Links
Gallery
Reviews
GUYANA TRAGEDY: THE STORY OF JIM JONES (1980) wasn't the first attempt to depict the mass suicide/murder undertaken by the Jones-led Peoples Temple: Universal Pictures managed to get their star-sprinkled exploitation pickup, GUYANA: CULT OF THE DAMNED, into American theaters four months earlier. But this made-for-television event (shown over two nights) was the first serious look at Jones' life f…