Dead of Winter: The Donner Party

Dead of Winter: The Donner Party (2015)

How far would you go to keep your family safe?

  • Genre: Documentary, History, Horror
  • Release Date: 2015-11-27
  • Runtime: 1h 24min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Thinkfactory Media
  • Director: Doug Glover

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

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  • Powers Boothe

    as Narrator

  • Darby Hinton

    as George Donner

  • Kim Lankford

    as Tamsen Donner

  • Darrin Miller

    as James Reed

  • Libby Baker

    as Margaret Reed

  • Danielle Shumard

    as Virginia Reed

  • David White

    as William Eddy

  • Kit Leonard Dennis

    as Patrick Breen

  • Bear Fuerst

    as Lewis Keseberg

  • Greg Webb

    as William Foster

  • Alex Barry

    as Patrick Dolan

  • Romi Williams

    as Patty Reed

  • Ryan Cole

    as Charles Stanton

  • Luis Juarez

    as Luis

  • Sean Kervin

    as Salvador

  • Calen John Neal

    as John Snyder

  • Elizabeth Austin

    as Commentator (Atmospheric Physicist)

  • Gabrielle Burton

    as Commentator (Author)

  • Ethan Rarick

    as Commentator (Author)

  • Frank X. Mullen

    as Commentator (Author)

  • Mark McLaughlin

    as Commentator (Author)

  • Creek Stewart

    as Commentator (Survival Expert)
Production Raymond Bridgers Executive Producer
Production Laura Decludt Producer
Writing Raymond Bridgers Writer
Production John C. Joseph Executive Producer
Production Adam Freeman Executive Producer
Production Leslie Greif Executive Producer
Production Joanne Rubino Production Executive
Directing Doug Glover Director
Crew Clint Lealos Cinematography
Production Lauren Frasca Executive Producer
Production Ben Kahn Producer
Production Adam Reed Executive Producer
Production Mayen Ma Supervising Producer
Production Fern Champion Casting
Art Bernadette Stewart Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Lauren Oppelt Costume Design
Production Erika Wadler Development Manager
Art Narbeh Nazarian Production Design
Production John Kalning Production Supervisor
Directing Josh Brandli Second Assistant Director
Costume & Make-Up Jennifer M. Quinteros Makeup Department Head
Directing Ben Kahn First Assistant Director
Sound Laurence A. Ellis Supervising Sound Editor
Production Ayelet Bick Production Manager
Production Sterling Frymer Unit Production Manager

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