Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple

Name: Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2006-04-25
Rating: 89

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Filmmaker Stanley Nelson charts the rise and fall of Peoples Temple founder Jim Jones, whose followers drank poisoned punch at their South American commune in 1978. Using archival film footage and interviews with the few survivors, Nelson recounts the origins of the church's formation and its charismatic leader, and the events that led up to their doomsday in Guyana.

GENRE: Documentary
RELEASE DATE: Tuesday, Apr 25, 2006

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Who directed Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple?: Stanley Nelson

What is Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple about?: Filmmaker Stanley Nelson charts the rise and fall of Peoples Temple founder Jim Jones, whose followers drank poisoned punch at their South American commune in 1978. Using archival film footage and interviews with the few survivors, Nelson recounts the origins of the church's formation and its charismatic leader, and the events that led up to their doomsday in Guyana.