Dead of Winter: The Donner PartyMovie
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.
About Dead of Winter: The Donner Party
Dead of Winter: The Donner Party is a 2015 documentary, history, horror movie directed by Doug Glover.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 24m, an original language code of EN.
The credited cast includes Powers Boothe, Darby Hinton, Kim Lankford, Darrin Miller. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
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