Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Age rating
- NR
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
The story
Featuring never-before-seen footage, this documentary delivers a startling new look at the Peoples Temple, headed by preacher Jim Jones who, in 1978, led more than 900 members to Guyana, where he orchestrated a mass suicide via tainted punch.
- cult
- mass suicide
The bill
- Janet Shular — Herself
- Jim Jones — Self (archive footage)
- Leo J. Ryan — Self (archive footage)
- Jackie Speier — Self
- Directed
- Stanley Nelson
Production
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 · 93 ratings
- Studio
- Firelight Media, Seventh Art Releasing
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