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Dead of Winter: The Donner Party

How far would you go to keep your family safe?

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What starts out as a voyage to the West in pursuit of the American Dream quickly turns deadly for the Donner party after a series of bad decisions and severe weather. Trapped in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, this group of nearly 80 settlers fell prey to sub-zero temperatures, torrential rainfalls, extreme heat, and ten-foot snow drifts. Punishing storms trapped the party with nearly no food or shelter for 5 months in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Many died, some succumbed to cannibalism to survive, and others delved deeply into their faith while waiting to be rescued. “The Donner Party” explores this exciting journey through a hybrid of first-person narration, remarkable reenactments, expert interviews, CGI, and archival materials.

Directed byDoug Glover

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 24m
Language
EN
Released
November 27, 2015
Studios
Thinkfactory Media

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Dead of Winter: The Donner Party

Dead of Winter: The Donner Party

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10 credited
Starring
Powers Boothe

Powers Boothe

Narrator

Darby Hinton

Darby Hinton

George Donner

Kim Lankford

Kim Lankford

Tamsen Donner

Darrin Miller

Darrin Miller

James Reed

Libby Baker

Libby Baker

Margaret Reed

Danielle Shumard

Virginia Reed

David White

David White

William Eddy

Kit Leonard Dennis

Kit Leonard Dennis

Patrick Breen

Bear Fuerst

Bear Fuerst

Lewis Keseberg

Greg Webb

Greg Webb

William Foster

Creative team
Directed by
Doug Glover
Doug Glover
Written by
Raymond Bridgers
Produced by
Laura Decludt
Ben Kahn

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