Guyana: Crime of the Century (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)
Director:
René Cardona Jr.
Writers:
René Cardona Jr., Carlos Valdemar.
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Stuart Whitman as Rev. James Johnson |
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John Ireland as Dave Cole |
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Joseph Cotten as Richard Gable |
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Bradford Dillman as Dr. Gary Shaw |
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Gene Barry as Congressman Lee O'Brien |
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Jennifer Ashley as Anna Kazan |
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Yvonne De Carlo as Susan Ames |
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Nadiuska as Leslie Stevens |
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Tony Young as Ron Harvey |
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Robert DoQui as Oliver Ross |
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Erika Carlsson as Marilyn Johnson |
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Hugo Stiglitz as Cliff Robson |
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Carlos East as Mike Sheldon |
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Tito Junco as Thomas |
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Dana Baker as Commune Member |
| Directing | René Cardona Jr. | Director |
| Writing | René Cardona Jr. | Screenplay |
| Production | René Cardona Jr. | Producer |
| Writing | Carlos Valdemar | Screenplay |
| Camera | Leopoldo Villaseñor | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Jimmie Haskell | Music |
| Sound | Alfredo Diaz Ordaz | Music |
| Sound | George S. Price | Music |
| Sound | Nelson Riddle | Music |
| Sound | Bob Summers | Music |
