Dead of Winter: The Donner Party

Nov 27, 2015

1h 24m

★ 0.0

How far would you go to keep your family safe?

Overview

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.

Genres

Documentary

History

Horror

Production Companies

Thinkfactory Media

Dead of Winter: The Donner Party Trailers

Cast

Narrator

Powers Boothe

George Donner

Darby Hinton

Tamsen Donner

Kim Lankford

James Reed

Darrin Miller

Margaret Reed

Libby Baker

Virginia Reed

Danielle Shumard

William Eddy

David White

Patrick Breen

Kit Leonard Dennis

Lewis Keseberg

Bear Fuerst

William Foster

Greg Webb

Patrick Dolan

Alex Barry

Patty Reed

Romi Williams

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