
The Donner Party
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.
Release Date: 1992-10-28
Documentary
History
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Official website: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/donner/
Casts

David McCullough
as Narrator (voice)

J.D. Cannon
as voice

Timothy Hutton
as voice

Gene Jones
as voice

Amy Madigan
as voice

Donal McCann
as voice

George Plimpton
as voice

Paul Roebling
as voice

Lois Smith
as voice

Frances Sternhagen
as voice