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Going clear : Scientology & the prison of belief / a Jigsaw production ; a film by Alex Gibney ; producers, Alex Gibney, Lawrence Wright, Kristen Vaurio ; written and directed by Alex Gibney.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hubbard, L. Ron (La Fayette Ron), 1911-1986.
- Hubbard, L. Ron.
- Scientology.
- Cults--United States.
- Cults.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (120 minutes)
- Other Title:
- Going clear : Scientology and the prison of belief
- Going clear : Scientology, Hollywood, and the prison of belief
- Place of Publication:
- Sausalito, CA : Ro*Co Films, 2015.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- A provocative tale of ego, exploitation and lust for power, GOING CLEAR: SCIENTOLOGY AND THE PRISON OF BELIEF shines a light on the Church of Scientology, how they attract true believers, and the things they do in the name of religion. Following the HBO documentary "Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God, " his investigation into sex abuse in the Catholic Church, Academy Award® - winning director Alex Gibney (HBO's "Taxi to the Dark Side") turns his gaze to Scientology in GOING CLEAR: SCIENTOLOGY AND THE PRISON OF BELIEF, based on the book by Pulitzer Prize winner Lawrence Wright.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed May 04, 2020).
- Based on the book by Lawrence Wright.
- Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special (2015)
- Writers Guild of America Award for Best Documentary Screenplay (2015)
- George Foster Peabody Award (2015)
- OCLC:
- 957530432
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