The Donner Party (1992)
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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David McCullough
as Narrator (voice)
as Narrator (voice)
J.D. Cannon
as voice
as voice
Timothy Hutton
as voice
as voice
Gene Jones
as voice
as voice
Amy Madigan
as voice
as voice
Donal McCann
as voice
as voice
George Plimpton
as voice
as voice
Paul Roebling
as voice
as voice
Lois Smith
as voice
as voice
Frances Sternhagen
as voice
as voice
Eli Wallach
as voice
as voice
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Ric Burns
Director
Director
Brian Keane
Music Arranger
Music Arranger
Lisa Ades
Producer
Producer
Bruce Shaw
Editor
Editor
Ric Burns
Writer
Writer
Ira Spiegel
Sound Editor
Sound Editor
Brian Keane
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Ric Burns
Producer
Producer
Allen Moore
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Buddy Squires
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
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