The Donner Party

★8.2 1992 1h 30m Documentary, Biography, History

In 1846, a large wagon train left Springfield, Illinois for California. In July of that year, following the advice of The Emigrants' Guide to Oregon and California written by a pro-emigration promoter named Lansford Hastings, the ...

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David McCullough David McCullough Narrator (voice)
J.D. Cannon J.D. Cannon voice
Timothy Hutton Timothy Hutton voice
Gene Jones Gene Jones voice
Amy Madigan Amy Madigan voice
Donal McCann Donal McCann voice
George Plimpton George Plimpton voice
Paul Roebling Paul Roebling voice
Lois Smith Lois Smith voice
Frances Sternhagen Frances Sternhagen voice
Eli Wallach Eli Wallach voice