The Donner Party

Survival lies within

The Donner Party — Plot

Based on the real events of The Donner Party tragedy. The Donner Party was a group of California-bound American settlers caught up in the western expansion of the 1840s. After becoming snowbound in the Sierra Nevada during the winter of 1846-1847, a number of the trapped settlers joined together in a final effort to reach California and organize a rescue party.

• Release date
• October 23, 2009
• Runtime
• 95 min
• Genres
• Drama, Western
• Director
• Terrence Martin

The Donner Party — Cast

Crispin Glover William Foster Clayne Crawford William Eddy Michele Santopietro Amanda McCutchen Mark Boone Junior Franklin Graves Christian Kane Charles Stanton Crispian Belfrage Patrick Dolan Catherine Black Ann Fosdick Jamie Anne Allman Eleanor Eddy