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The Donner Party

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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.

  • Release date
  • October 28, 1992
  • Runtime
  • 90 min
  • Genres
  • Documentary, History
  • Director
  • Ric Burns

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David McCullough photo David McCullough Narrator (voice) J.D. Cannon photo J.D. Cannon voice Timothy Hutton photo Timothy Hutton voice Gene Jones photo Gene Jones voice Amy Madigan photo Amy Madigan voice Donal McCann photo Donal McCann voice George Plimpton photo George Plimpton voice Paul Roebling photo Paul Roebling voice

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