Jonestown: Paradise Lost (2007)

  • 14A
  • 01/15/2007 (CA)
  • History, Documentary
  • 1h 41m

Overview

Jonestown: Paradise Lost is a documentary on the final days of Jonestown, the Peoples Temple, and Jim Jones. From eyewitness and survivor accounts, it recreates the last week before the mass murder-suicide on November 18, 1978.

Jason Sherman

Writer

Tim Wolochatiuk

Director

Cast

Ted Biggs's headshot

Ted Biggs

Narrator (voice)
Rick Roberts's headshot

Rick Roberts

Jim Jones
Quentin Krog's headshot

Quentin Krog

Stephan Jones
Brendan Murray's headshot

Brendan Murray

Vernon Gosney
Alon Nashman's headshot

Alon Nashman

Sherwin Harris
Greg Ellwand's headshot

Greg Ellwand

Congressman Leo Ryan
Kevin Otto's headshot

Kevin Otto

Tim Reiterman
Adrienne Pearce's headshot

Adrienne Pearce

Sharon Amos

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