Guyana: Cult of the Damned

Available at last on video, the notorious exploitation shocker from Mexican director René Cardona, Jr. That purported to show the gruesome events leading up to the November 1978 mass suicide of cult leader Reverend Jim Jones and over 900 of his People's Temple followers in the South American jungle. Stuart Whitman stars as the fanatical "Rev. James Johnson"; with Gene Barry, Joseph Cotten, Yvonne de Carlo, John Ireland. AKA: "Guyana: Crime of the Century." 90 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English; isolated music score; theatrical trailer.