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The Donner Party

6.8
28 October 1992 · Documentary, History · 90 mins

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.

  • David McCullough
    David McCullough
    Narrator (voice)
  • J.D. Cannon
    J.D. Cannon
    voice
  • Timothy Hutton
    Timothy Hutton
    voice
  • Gene Jones
    Gene Jones
    voice
  • Amy Madigan
    Amy Madigan
    voice
  • Donal McCann
    Donal McCann
    voice
  • George Plimpton
    George Plimpton
    voice
  • Paul Roebling
    Paul Roebling
    voice
  • Lois Smith
    Lois Smith
    voice
  • Frances Sternhagen
    Frances Sternhagen
    voice

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