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The Donner Party (1992)
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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...
11 cast members
David McCullough
J.D. Cannon
Timothy Hutton
Gene Jones
Amy Madigan
Donal McCann
George Plimpton
Paul Roebling
Lois Smith
Frances Sternhagen