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The Donner Party
The Donner Party

The Donner Party

Documentary, History
1992, US
1h 30m

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Frances Sternhagen

Frances Sternhagen

Lois Smith

Lois Smith

Paul Roebling

Paul Roebling

Gene Jones

Gene Jones

Amy Madigan

Amy Madigan

Timothy Hutton

Timothy Hutton

George Plimpton

George Plimpton

J.D. Cannon

J.D. Cannon

Donal McCann

Donal McCann

David McCullough

David McCullough

Ric Burns

Ric Burns

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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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