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Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple

Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple

Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple, is a 2006 documentary film made by Firelight Media, produced and directed by Stanley Nelson. The documentary reveals new footage of the incidents surrounding the Peoples Temple and its leader Jim Jones who led over 900 members of his religious group to a settlement in Guyana called Jonestown, where he orchestrated a mass suicide with poisoned Flavor Aid, in November 1978. It is in the form of a narrative with interviews with former Temple members, Jonestown survivors, and people who knew Jones.

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    contentLocation Guyana
    director Stanley Nelson Jr.
    musicBy Tom Phillips
    producer Stanley Nelson
    publisher American Experience Firelight Media
    theme documentary