The Donner Party
Watch TrailerBased 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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📋 Film Details
| Year | 2009 |
| Genre | Drama, Western |
| Director | Terrence Martin |
| Runtime | 95 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 4.7/10 (21 votes) |
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The film constructs its narrative on the stark contrast between the epic scale of the American dream and the crushing fragility of human nature. It relies on a slow, methodical build-up of dread, where the silent, all-consuming wilderness becomes the true antagonist.
What lingers after the viewing is not the gory details, but the chilling silence of the snowbound landscape and the quiet horror in the characters' eyes. It’s a grim, unflinching meditation on what remains when the layers of civilization are stripped away. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Terrence Martin
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Watch in complete darkness during a storm, to fully feel the cold and isolation of the on-screen world.
🎭 Cast
Crispin Glover
William Foster
Clayne Crawford
William Eddy
Michele Santopietro
Amanda McCutchen
Mark Boone Junior
Franklin Graves
Christian Kane
Charles Stanton
Crispian Belfrage
Patrick Dolan
Catherine Black
Ann Fosdick
Jamie Anne Allman
Eleanor Eddy
Jack Kyle
Milt McCutchen
Cary Wayne Moore
Jay Fosdick
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