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Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief

Alex Gibney, 2015

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Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief
Lawrence Wright, 2013

Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief is a documentary directed by Alex Gibney in 2015 and based on the book Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief by Lawrence Wright, first published in 2013. The documentary features Jason Beghe, Paul Haggis, Tom Cruise, John Travolta, Nazanin Boniadi, and others.

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Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief

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Storyline

Going Clear is based closely on Lawrence Wright’s book, covering much of the same ground with the aid of archive footage, dramatic reconstructions, and interviews with eight former Scientologists: Paul Haggis, Mark Rathbun, Mike Rinder, actor Jason Beghe, Sylvia Taylor, former liaison to John Travolta; and former Scientologists Tom DeVocht, Sara Goldberg, and Hana Eltringham Whitfield.

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Poster of Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief, the 2015 movie by Alex Gibney

Year

2015

Minutes

119

Movie Rate

8.00

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Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief

Country: USA

Year: 2015

Length: 1h59m

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Cover of Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief, the 2013 book by Lawrence Wright

Year

2013

Pages

430

Book Rate

8.06

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Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief

Country: USA

First published in: 2013

Length: 430 pages

Genre: Biography

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