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Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones

Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones

Description: Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones, also called The Mad Messiah, is a 1980 television miniseries about the Peoples Temple led by Jim Jones, and their 1978 mass suicide at Jonestown. Wikipedia
Genre: Docudrama, Drama
Year Released: 1980
Awards: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie, MORE
Initial Release: April 15, 1980
Director: William Graham
Network: CBS
Screenplay: Ernest Tidyman
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