Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones

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Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones is a 1980 American biographical drama television film directed by William A. Graham from a teleplay by Ernest Tidyman, based on the 1978 book Guyana Massacre: The Eyewitness Account by Charles A. Krause. It stars Powers Boothe in the title role, with Ned Beatty, LeVar Burton, Colleen Dewhurst, James Earl Jones, and Randy Quaid in supporting roles. It is a dramatization of the life of murderous cult leader Jim Jones, who led a mass murder of his Peoples Temple followers in Jonestown, Guyana. The film was originally broadcast in two parts on CBS on April 15 and 16, 1980. It received positive reviews from critics, who particularly praised Boothe's performance. At the 32nd Primetime Emmy Awards, it earned four nominations, including Outstanding Drama or Comedy Special, with Boothe winning Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special.

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