The Donner Party

The Donner Party

95 mins | Drama, Western | Oct. 23, 2009

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.

The Donner Party

95 mins | Drama, Western | Oct. 23, 2009

The Donner Party
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.
IMDb rating 4.9
Producers
Original title The Donner Party
Directors Mario Aguja, Matt Zettell, Terrence Martin, J. E. Moore
Writers Terrence Martin

Cast

Crispin Glover

as William Foster

Clayne Crawford

as William Eddy

Michele Santopietro

as Amanda McCutchen

Mark Boone Junior

as Franklin Graves

Christian Kane

as Charles Stanton

Crispian Belfrage

as Patrick Dolan

Catherine Black

as Ann Fosdick

Jamie Anne Allman

as Eleanor Eddy

Jack Kyle

as Milt McCutchen

Cary Wayne Moore

as Jay Fosdick

Alison Haislip

as Mary Graves

Mara LaFontaine

as Sarah Foster

John A. Lorenz

as Luis