Seconds from Disaster Jonestown Cult Suicide (Season 6, Episode 2)
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Seconds from Disaster

Jonestown Cult Suicide (Season 6, Episode 2)

TV Episode | Documentary

Seconds from Disaster reveals how charismatic church leader from San Francisco Jim Jones was able to lead over 900 US citizens to their deaths, in what became one of the most famous cases of mass suicide in world history.

Director

Writer

Producer

Composer

Cinematographers

Gary Clarke | Ben Filby

Editors

Peter Hollywood (edited by) | Bjorn Johnson

Production Designer

Bill Thomas

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Updated Nov 5, 2012

Release date

Nov 5, 2012 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

3 wins & 1 nomination

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12 cast members

Name	Known for
Richard Vaughn Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Seconds from Disaster (2004)
Nigel Barber Congressman Leo Ryan Congressman Leo Ryan See fewer	Brothers by Blood (2020)
Vernon Gosney Self - Former Peoples Temple Member Self - Former Peoples Temple Member See fewer	Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple (2006)
Jim Jones Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	People's Temple (1973)
Michael Koltes Gunman Gunman See fewer	Feng Zheng (kite) (2023)
Cory Peterson Reverend Jim Jones Reverend Jim Jones See fewer	Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
Anthony B Martins Rock Odelle Rhodes Odelle Rhodes See fewer	Happy Feet (2006)
Leo J. Ryan Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Dirk Schilling Defector Defector See fewer	Draugar (2014)
Ramy Souleman Son of Mark Gonsey Son of Mark Gonsey See fewer	Nicholson Street (2015)
Jackie Speier Self - Former Aide to Congressman Leo Ryan Self - Former Aide to Congressman Leo Ryan See fewer	World News Tonight (1953)
Toniche Wallace Nancy Nancy See fewer	Verified (2022)