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The Donner Party: A Film by Ric Burns

Trapped in the Sierra Nevadas during the bitter winter of 1846, an untried shortcut became a death warrant for half of the Donner and Reed families as they became victims of madness, death and cannibalism.

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Audio languages: English

Subtitles: English [CC]

Directors: Ric Burns

Producers: Ric Burns Lisa Ades Mark Samels

Cast: Amy Madigan David McCullough Gene Jones J.D. Cannon Timothy Hutton

Studio: PBS

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