Dead of Winter: The Donner Party

Dead of Winter: The Donner Party

2015
1h 24m
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"How far would you go to keep your family safe?"

Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Thinkfactory Media
Spoken Languages
English

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Quick Facts

Release Date November 27, 2015
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt4863622
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Cast

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
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

Alex Barry
Alex Barry

Patrick Dolan

Romi Williams
Romi Williams

Patty Reed

Key Crew

Raymond Bridgers
Executive Producer
Lauren Frasca
Executive Producer
Raymond Bridgers
Writer
Ben Kahn
Producer
Laura Decludt
Producer
John C. Joseph
Executive Producer
Adam Freeman
Executive Producer
Leslie Greif
Executive Producer