The Donner Party (2009 film)
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Oct 24, 1978 · Donner Pass: The Road to Survival: Directed by James L. Conway. With Robert Fuller, Andrew Prine, Michael Callan, Diane McBain. A grim incident from American pioneer history is recreated as a determined group of settlers, facing almost insurmountable odds, struggles to reach California in 1846.
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- Adventure, Drama, History
- James L. Conway
- 1978-10-24
Mar 5, 2022 · Donner Pass: The Road to Survival (1978) Mark Franklin March 5, 2022 1970s. Robert Fuller is James Reed, outcast turned rescuer in this story of the Donner party’s disastrous trip West to California. As the film opens, George Donner (John Doucette) is elected leader of the wagon train and opts for a shortcut through the mountains.
Release. October 24, 1978. ( 1978-10-24) Donner Pass: The Road to Survival is a 1978 American historical drama television film about the Donner Party, directed by James L. Conway, written by S. S. Schweitzer, and produced by Schick Sunn Classic Pictures as a part of their Classics Illustrated series. It aired on NBC on October 24, 1978.
- Bob Summers
- James L. Conway
- S. S. Schweitzer
This movie is just plain bad. The special effects are miserable, the writing is horrid, the cinematography isn't much better, and the acting is straight out of a soap opera. A great movie to watch over and over, but only to make fun of.
Aug 5, 2019 · Reviewed by Dennis Schwartz. A made-for-TV action-packed docudrama about the infamous incident of cannibalism at Donner Pass. It’s directed by James L. Conway (“Hangar 18”) and written by S.S. Schweitzer. It’s set in 1846 as eighty-seven settlers from Illinois go by wagon train to California and elect George Donner (John Doucette) their ...
