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.
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.
| Uniform Title: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials. |
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| Language: | English |
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Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. |
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[Alexandria, Va.] : Hollywood, Calif. :
PBS Home Video ; Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment,
[2007]
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| Series: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (87 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Variant Title: |
Life and death of Peoples Temple. |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| Summary: |
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. |
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| Note: | Recorded in stereo. Widescreen presentation. Videodisc release of a segment of the television program, American experience. "In association with BBC"--Container. Special features: deleted scenes; interview with filmmaker Stanley Nelson. Videorecording. |
| Call Number: | CP1 D0079495 VideoDVD |
| Audience: |
MPAA: Not rated. |
| ISBN: | 1415731527 9781415731529 |
| Credits: | Cinematography, Michael Chin ; editing, Lewis Erskine ; music, Tom Phillips. |
| System Details: | DVD. |
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A documentary about 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. |