The Donner Party (1992) — Watch Online

Name: The Donner Party
Director: Ric Burns
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 1992-10-28
Duration: 1 h 30 min
Rating: 7.0
Cast: David McCullough, J.D. Cannon, Timothy Hutton, Gene Jones, Amy Madigan

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About the film

Audience score

★ 7.0 /10

based on 12 votes

Synopsis

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.

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Cast

8 principal cast

David McCullough

Narrator (voice)

J.D. Cannon

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Timothy Hutton

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Gene Jones

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Amy Madigan

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Donal McCann

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George Plimpton

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Paul Roebling

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