The Donner Party
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- History
- Documentary
Overview
Doomed attempt to get to California in 1846. More than just a riveting tale of death, endurance and survival. The Donner Party's nightmarish journey penetrated to the very heart of the American Dream at a crucial phase of the nation's "manifest destiny." Touching some of the most powerful social, economic and political currents of the time, this extraordinary narrative remains one of the most compelling and enduring episodes to come out of the West.
Keywords
- cannibalism
- reenactment
- american experience
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 28, 1992
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Cast
- Frances Sternhagen,Amy Madigan,J.D. Cannon,Lois Smith,David McCullough,Paul Roebling,Donal McCann,Gene Jones,Timothy Hutton,George Plimptonand 1 more
- Director
- Ric Burns
- Writer
- Ric Burns
- Cinematography
- Buddy Squires,Allen Moore
- Music
- Brian Keane
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- Homepage
- Official site
- IMDb
- tt0104124