Director Stanley Nelson avoids editorializing and sensationalizing in Jonestown, letting the CIA photos and film speak for themselves, and giving a voice to the surviving victims.
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Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple

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Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple
Movie Info
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Director -
Stanley Nelson -
Screenwriter -
Marcia Smith -
Distributor -
Seventh Art Releasing -
Production Co -
Firelight Media -
Genre -
Documentary -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Oct 20, 2006, Limited -
Runtime -
1h 25m