Movie: Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

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Paul Haggis
Paul Haggis

Self - Interviewee

Jason Beghe
Jason Beghe

Self - Interviewee

Alex Gibney
Alex Gibney

Narrator (voice)

Lawrence Wright
Lawrence Wright

Self - Interviewee

Sherry Stringfield
Sherry Stringfield

Sara Northrup (voice)

Katie Holmes
Katie Holmes

Self (archive footage)

Nancy Cartwright
Nancy Cartwright

Self (archive footage)

Kirstie Alley
Kirstie Alley

Self (archive footage)

Karen Black
Karen Black

Self (archive footage)

Jenna Elfman
Jenna Elfman

Self (archive footage)

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