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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. Based on the book by Charles A. Krause, entitled Guyana Massacre: The Eyewitness Account, the film was originally shown on television on April 15, 1980.
Original Release
01/05/1982
Cast
Name | Character |
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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 |
Diane Ladd | Lynette Jones |
Directors
Writers
Charles A. Krause, Ernest Tidyman
Cast
Name | Character |
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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 |
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 |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Frank Konigsberg | Executive Producer |
Sam Manners | Producer |
Ernest Tidyman | Producer |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1980 | Emmy | Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound Mixing | Nominated |
1980 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing in a Limited Series or a Special | Nominated |
1980 | Emmy | Outstanding Drama or Comedy Special | Nominated |
1980 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special | Won |