The Donner Party

The Donner Party by Ric Burns

6.80

Doomed attempt to get to California in 1846. More than just a riveting tale of death, endurance and survival. The Donner Party's nightmarish journey penetrated to the very heart of the American Dream at a crucial phase of the nation's "manifest destiny." Touching some of the most powerful social, economic and political currents of the time, this extraordinary narrative remains one of the most compelling and enduring episodes to come out of the West.

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Cast

David McCullough

David McCullough as Narrator (voice)

J.D. Cannon

J.D. Cannon as voice

Timothy Hutton

Timothy Hutton as voice

Gene Jones

Gene Jones as voice

Amy Madigan

Amy Madigan as voice

Donal McCann

Donal McCann as voice

George Plimpton

George Plimpton as voice

Paul Roebling

Paul Roebling as voice

Lois Smith

Lois Smith as voice

Frances Sternhagen

Frances Sternhagen as voice

Eli Wallach

Eli Wallach as voice

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