Release Date
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Original Release
October 28, 1992
1h 30m
The Donner Party (1992)
⭐ 6.890 min
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.
Director
Ric Burns
Department: Directing
⭐Popularity: 0.6
Cast
David McCullough
Narrator (voice)
⭐1.0
J.D. Cannon
voice
⭐0.9
Timothy Hutton
voice
⭐3.0
Gene Jones
voice
⭐0.9
Amy Madigan
voice
⭐3.4
Donal McCann
voice
⭐0.7
George Plimpton
voice
⭐0.8
Paul Roebling
voice
⭐0.7
Lois Smith
voice
⭐2.1
Frances Sternhagen
voice
⭐1.4
Genres
DocumentaryHistory
