Guyana Tragedy: The Story Of Jim Jones (1980) - Credits and Details

Guyana Tragedy: The Story Of Jim Jones Credits and Details

Directed by
	William A. Graham	...	directed by
Written by
	Ernest Tidyman	...	teleplay
	Charles A. Krause	...	book "Guyana Massacre: The Eyewitness Account"
Cast
	Powers Boothe	...	Rev. Jim Jones
	Ned Beatty	...	Rep. Leo Ryan
	Irene Cara	...	Alice Jefferson
	Veronica Cartwright	...	Marceline 'Marcy' Jones
	Rosalind Cash	...	Jenny Hammond
	Brad Dourif	...	David Langtree
	Meg Foster	...	Jean Richie
	Michael C. Gwynne	...	Larry King
	Albert Hall	...	Otis Jefferson
	Linda Haynes	...	Karen Bundy
	Diane Ladd	...	Lynette Jones
	Ron O'Neal	...	Col. Robles
	Randy Quaid	...	Clayton Ritchie
	Diana Scarwid	...	Sheila Langtree
	Madge Sinclair	...	Mrs. Jefferson
	Brenda Vaccaro	...	Jane Briggs
	Dimitra Arliss	...	Sister Fleming / Mrs. Crow
	LeVar Burton	...	Richard Jefferson
	Colleen Dewhurst	...	Mrs. Myrtle Kennedy
	Clifton James	...	Barber Charlie Amos
	James Earl Jones	...	Father Divine
	Ed Lauter	...	Jim Jones, Sr.
	David Raynr	...	Raymond Jefferson (as David Hubbard)
	John Dukakis	...	Jack Daniels
	Benji Wilhoite	...	Young Jim Jones
	Ralph Pace	...	Mr. Hester
	William Dozier	...	Mr. Caldwell
	Paul Wallace	...	Charlie Fishback
	Walter M. Elder Sr.	...	Mr. Holloway
	Martha B. Knighton	...	Mrs. Kruger (as Martha Knighton)
	Guy Del Russo	...	Reporter #1
	Richard Reiner	...	Reporter #2
	Tony Foster	...	Joshua
	Danny Nelson	...	Mr. Stevens
	Georgia Allen	...	Sister Carmella
	Mildred Brown	...	Sister Crandall
	Roy Tatum	...	Brother Morris
	Bernardine Mitchell	...	Black Woman
	Charles Anderson	...	Hoodlum
	Alvin Pealer	...	George
	Charles Franzen	...	Phil
	Les Hatfield	...	Klan Leader
	Shalee Goble	...	Becky
	Buzzy Hill	...	Albert
	Joe Dorsey	...	Jakes
	Henry Lide	...	Mr. Brooks
	Terry Browning	...	Cashier
	Bernice Ramsey	...	Angel
	Sam Manners	...	Defector (as Savino Maneri)
	Tony King	...	Choate
	Joel Godard	...	John Briggs
	Meg Brush	...	Granny Briggs
	Dolores Robinson	...	New Arrival
	Vivian Edwards	...	Mrs. Halperin
	Luther McLaughlin	...	Elderly Man
	Steve Grand	...	Temple Member
	Peter Moldonado	...	Guard
	Pedro Ilerio	...	Black Temple Member
	Bill Coyne	...	White Temple Member
	Annie Feliciana	...	Woman
	Rita Byrd	...	Mrs. Manners
Uncredited Cast
	Howard Culver
	Frank Konigsberg	...	Reporter #3
	Dan Roth	...	Reporter (voice)
	Steve Siporin	...	Temple Member
Produced by
	Frank Konigsberg	...	executive producer
	Sam Manners	...	producer
	Ernest Tidyman	...	producer
Original Music by
	Elmer Bernstein
Special Effects by
	Bob Shelley	...	special effects coordinator

Additional Info
Premiere:	April 15, 1980
DVD Release:	August 28, 2007
Country:
Distributor:	VCI Home Video
Websites:

Ratings
7.5 / 10

Production Companies
Konigsberg Company

Distributors
CBS (1980) (United States) (original airing) (TV)
VCII Home Entertainment (1983) (United States) (For Telepictures Corp./ Double Tape) (VHS)
Reel Media International (2004) (World-wide) (video)
Reel Media International (2005) (World-wide) (TV)
Reel Media International (2007) (World-wide)
Alpha Home Entertainment (2008) (United States) (DVD)

Filming Locations
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Dorado, Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico

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