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The Donner Party (1992)

The Donner Party (1992)

History Documentary
Release Date: 1992, October 28
Directors: Ric Burns
Countries: United States of America
Cast: Amy Madigan, Eli Wallach, Gene Jones, George Plimpton, Frances Sternhagen, Lois Smith, Timothy Hutton, Donal McCann, J.D. Cannon, David McCullough, Paul Roebling

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

cannibalism reenactment american experience