Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults
- Documentary
- Crime
What started in 1975 with the disappearance of 20 people from a small town in Oregon, ended in 1997 with the largest suicide on US soil and changed the face of modern New Age religion forever. This four-part docuseries uses never-before-seen footage and first-person accounts to explore the infamous UFO cult that shocked the nation with their out-of-this-world beliefs.
Cast
Marshall Applewhite
Self - Co-Leader of Heaven’s Gate (archive footage)
Bonnie Nettles
Self - Co-Leader of Heaven’s Gate (archive footage)
- Sawyer
Sawyer
Self - Former Member
- Frank Lyford
Frank Lyford
Self - Former Member
- Benjamin Zeller
Benjamin Zeller
Self - Religious Studies Professor
- Janja Lalich
Janja Lalich
Self - Sociologist
- Robert Balch
Robert Balch
Self - Sociologist
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