Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cults (2020): Cast
Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cults is a 2020 crime documentary directed by J. Clay Tweel, starring Janja Lalich, Marshall Applewhite and Sawyer. It runs 3 hours 24 minutes.
- Runtime
- 3h 24m (204 min)
- Director
- J. Clay Tweel
- Genres
- Crime , Documentary
- Original language
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English - Studio
- CNN Original Series
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cults About?
The premise of Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cults without spoilers.
Beginning with the 1975 disappearance of twenty residents from a tiny Oregon town and culminating in the 1997 mass suicide—the deadliest in U.S. history—the series traces how the group reshaped modern New Age spirituality. Across four episodes, never‑seen archival footage and personal testimonies reveal the UFO‑centric cult’s bizarre doctrines and the national shock they provoked.
Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cults Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- cult
- tv mini series
- crime documentary
- heaven's gate
- mass suicide
- cult leader
- cult member
- ex cult member
- ufo cult
- mind control
- conformity
- peer pressure
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- castration
- celibacy
- year 1997
- hale bopp comet
- new religious movement
- suicide cult
- suicide
- 1970s
- 1980s
- 1990s
- religion and spirituality documentary
- death cult
- ufo death cult
- true crime
- blind faith
- 1970s in america
- bizarre sect
- above human
- harmed
- group identity
- confuse
- acting irrationally
- deprogramming
- body as vehicle
- american religious movement
- comet
- coercive persuasion
- comet hale bopp
- danger
- last moments
- 1997 in america
- book of revelation
- heavensgate
- coercive control
- believer
- beliefs
- horrific incident
- coercive
Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cults Cast
Janja Lalich leads the cast, with Marshall Applewhite and Sawyer. Directed by J. Clay Tweel; 7 actors are credited in all.
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Director J. Clay Tweel
- Janja Lalich as themselves
- Marshall Applewhite as themselves
- Sawyer as themselves
- Bonnie Nettles as themselves
Also Starring in Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cults
· 3 more- Benjamin Zeller Themselves
- Frank Lyford Themselves
- Robert Balch Themselves
More from J. Clay Tweel
More films directed by J. Clay Tweel, best-rated first: Gleason, Finders Keepers, Make Believe and Kickback.
Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cults Also Known As
3 alternative titles, including “天堂之门：邪教崇拜” and “A mennyország kapuja: Halálos szekta”.
- Also known as
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- 天堂之门：邪教崇拜
- A mennyország kapuja: Halálos szekta
- Небесната порта: Култът на култовете
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Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cults FAQ: Cast & Runtime
Runtime, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cults, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cults?
Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cults runs 3 hours 24 minutes (204 minutes).
Who directed Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cults?
Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cults was directed by J. Clay Tweel.
More films by J. Clay Tweel Who is in the cast of Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cults?
Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cults stars Janja Lalich, Marshall Applewhite and Sawyer, among 7 credited actors.
Does Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cults have a post-credit scene?
No. Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cults has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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