Dead of Winter: The Donner Party

IMDb 0.0 2015 β€’ 84 min β€’ DocumentaryHistoryHorror

Director

Doug Glover

Country

Plot Summary

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. β€œThe Donner Party” explores this exciting journey through a hybrid of first-person narration, remarkable reenactments, expert interviews, CGI, and archival materials.

Top Cast

Powers Boothe
Powers Boothe Narrator
Darby Hinton
Darby Hinton George Donner
Kim Lankford
Kim Lankford Tamsen Donner
Darrin Miller
Darrin Miller James Reed
Libby Baker
Libby Baker Margaret Reed