The American Experience: The Donner Party

Overview

"This DVD of the American Experience from PBS tells the story of the Donner Party, the ambitious group who traveled from Illinois to California in 1846. Beginning in the spring, the group split off from the rest of the emigrants to take an alternate route across the Great Basin. They went through blizzards and food shortages before reaching their destination in late October. Of the 87 original members of the Donner Party, only 46 survived. Their story is told through archival photographs, paintings, and maps, with letters and diary selections read by actors such as Timothy Hutton, Frances Sternhagen, and George Plimpton."

Product Details

Release Date:	09/28/2004
UPC:	0841887051460
Original Release:	1992
Rating:	NR
Source:	Pbs (Direct)
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[B&W]
Language:	English
Time:	1:30:00
Sales rank:	30,549

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

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

Technical Credits

Ric Burns

Ric Burns	Director,Producer,Screenwriter
Lisa Ades	Producer
Margaret Drain	Executive Producer