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The Leader

20261h 44mMovieDramaCrimeThriller

In 1997, thirty-nine members of the American cult known as "Heaven's Gate" committed the largest mass suicide to ever take place on American soil. This is their story.

DirectorMichael J. Gallagher
WriterMichael J. Gallagher
ProducersMichael Wormser·Jana Gallagher

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Cast · Directed by Michael J. Gallagher

TNTim Blake Nelson
Tim Blake Nelson
Marshall Applewhite
VFVera Farmiga
Vera Farmiga
Bonnie Nettles
SRSimon Rex
Simon Rex
David
GCGrace Caroline Currey
Grace Caroline Currey
Michelle
JPJim Parsons
Jim Parsons
Warren
MGMatthew Glave
Matthew Glave
WMWilliam Mapother
William Mapother
Reverend Applewhite
JYJ.B. Yowell
J.B. Yowell
KRKelly Lynn Reiter
Kelly Lynn Reiter
Lee
DVDanielle Vasinova
Danielle Vasinova
Louise Applewhite
BRBlake Robbins
Blake Robbins
Deputy Willis
JGJana Gallagher
Jana Gallagher

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