Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple

About Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple

Featuring never-before-seen footage, this documentary delivers a startling new look at the Peoples Temple, headed by preacher Jim Jones who, in 1978, led more than 900 members to Guyana, where he orchestrated a mass suicide via tainted punch.

Stanley Nelson's Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple is a 2006 documentary history film. Claire Janaro takes the lead as Herself, Deborah Layton as Herself, Garrett Lambrev as Himself, and Hue Fortson Jr. as Himself.

At 86 minutes long, it arrived in April 2006.

Members will find cult and mass suicide in it. It scores 7.0 out of 10 from 96 TMDB voters and it carries a NR rating.

The Sacrament, The Veil, and Eaten Alive! make useful companions to Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple.