Jonestown: The Women Behind the Massacre (2018)

7.0/10 120 min Documentary

Overview

The story of four women in Jim Jones’ inner circle who helped plan the 1978 Jonestown Massacre, one of the largest murder-suicide events in modern history which left 918 men, women and children dead.

Cast

Jim Jones

Self (archive footage)

Leo J. Ryan

Self (archive footage)

Jessica Savitch

Self (archive footage)

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