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Survival lies within - The Donner Party
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Title: The Donner Party

Release Date: 23 Oct 2009

Runtime: 1h 35m

Genre: Drama, Western

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Overview: 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.

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Average Vote: 4.725 (20 votes)

Cast

  • William Foster: Crispin Glover
  • William Eddy: Clayne Crawford
  • Amanda McCutchen: Michele Santopietro
  • Franklin Graves: Mark Boone Junior
  • Charles Stanton: Christian Kane
  • Patrick Dolan: Crispian Belfrage
  • Ann Fosdick: Catherine Black
  • Eleanor Eddy: Jamie Anne Allman
  • Milt McCutchen: Jack Kyle
  • Jay Fosdick: Cary Wayne Moore
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