Jonestown : the life and death of Peoples Temple / a Firelight Media production for American Experience ; WGBH Educational Foundation ; produced and directed by Stanley Nelson ; teleplay by Noland Walker and Marcia Smith ; story by Marcia Smith.

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A startling look at preacher Jim Jones, his life prior to the mass-suicides in Guyana, and the event that took place leading up to that fateful day in 1978.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Firelight Media British Broadcasting Corporation WGBH Educational Foundation PBS Home Video Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors:	Nelson, Stanley, 1951- Smith, Marcia A. Walker, W. Noland Chin, Michael Phillips, Tom, 1952-
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Published:	[Alexandria, Va.] : Hollywood, Calif. : PBS Home Video ; Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, [2007]
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:	Jonestown Mass Suicide, Jonestown, Guyana, 1978. Jones, Jim, > 1931-1978. Peoples Temple. Brainwashing. Preaching. Assassination > Guyana. Documentary television programs. Films for the hearing impaired. 1978 Assassination. Guyana.
Genre:	Documentary television programs.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (87 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:	Life and death of Peoples Temple.
Format:	Video DVD

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