Dead of Winter: The Donner Party

Dead of Winter: The Donner Party (2015)

How far would you go to keep your family safe?

What starts out as a voyage to the West in pursuit of the American Dream quickly turns deadly for the Donner party after a series of bad decisions and severe weather. Trapped in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, this group of nearly 80 settlers fell prey to sub-zero temperatures, torrential rainfalls, extreme heat, and ten-foot snow drifts. Punishing storms trapped the party with nearly no food or shelter for 5 months in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Many died, some succumbed to cannibalism to survive, and others delved deeply into their faith while waiting to be rescued. “The Donner Party” explores this exciting journey through a hybrid of first-person narration, remarkable reenactments, expert interviews, CGI, and archival materials.

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  • Release Date: 2015-11-27
  • Runtime: 1h 24min
  • Director: Doug Glover

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Cast

  • Powers Boothe

    Narrator

  • Darby Hinton

    George Donner

  • Kim Lankford

    Tamsen Donner

  • Darrin Miller

    James Reed

  • Libby Baker

    Margaret Reed

  • Danielle Shumard

    Virginia Reed

  • David White

    William Eddy

  • Kit Leonard Dennis

    Patrick Breen

  • Bear Fuerst

    Lewis Keseberg

  • Greg Webb

    William Foster

  • Alex Barry

    Patrick Dolan

  • Romi Williams

    Patty Reed

  • Ryan Cole

    Charles Stanton

  • Luis Juarez

    Luis

  • Sean Kervin

    Salvador

  • Calen John Neal

    John Snyder

  • Elizabeth Austin

    Commentator (Atmospheric Physicist)

  • Gabrielle Burton

    Commentator (Author)

  • Ethan Rarick

    Commentator (Author)

  • Frank X. Mullen

    Commentator (Author)

  • Mark McLaughlin

    Commentator (Author)

  • Creek Stewart

    Commentator (Survival Expert)

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