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Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults (2020)

6.80h 51mDocumentary — 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.

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A high-signal pick with 41 votes.

CNN Original Series / Campfire Studios

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Director: Ross M. Dinerstein

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Cast & crew

Marshall Applewhite as Self - Co-Leader of Heaven’s Gate (archive footage)

Marshall Applewhite

Self - Co-Leader of Heaven’s Gate (archive footage)

Bonnie Nettles as Self - Co-Leader of Heaven’s Gate (archive footage)

Bonnie Nettles

Self - Co-Leader of Heaven’s Gate (archive footage)

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Sawyer

Self - Former Member

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Frank Lyford

Self - Former Member

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Benjamin Zeller

Self - Religious Studies Professor

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Janja Lalich

Self - Sociologist

R

Robert Balch

Self - Sociologist

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