Donner Pass: The Road to Survival
| Donner Pass: The Road to Survival | |
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| Genre | Adventure Drama History |
| Screenplay by | |
| Directed by | James L. Conway |
| Starring | |
| Theme music composer | Bob Summers |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Charles E. Sellier Jr. |
| Producer | James Simmons |
| Production locations | Pipe Spring National Monument, Fredonia, Arizona Colorado City, Arizona Fredonia, Arizona Kanab Movie Fort, Kanab, Utah , Kanab, Utah |
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| Running time | 100 minutes |
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| Original network | NBC |
| Picture format | Color |
| Audio format | Mono |
| Original release | October 24, 1978 |
Donner Pass: The Road to Survival is a 1978 American made-for-television movie about the Donner Party, produced by Schick Sunn Classic Pictures as a part of their Classics Illustrated series.
Plot[]
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.
Cast[]
- Robert Fuller as James Reed
- Andrew Prine as Keyser
- Michael Callan as William Eddy
- Diane McBain as Margaret Reed
- KJohn Anderson as Patrick Breen
- John Doucette as George Donner
- Cynthia Eilbacher as Mary Graves
- Royal Dano as Sutter
- Gregory Walcott as Will Mckutcheon
- as Charles Stanton
- Whit Bissell as Uncle Billy Graves
- Peg Stewart as Mrs Breen
Reception[]
Critical response[]
Film critic Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times called it "gruelling to watch".[1]
Release[]
Donner Pass: The Road to Survival was shown on prime time television on NBC on October 24, 1978. The film was released on VHS on October 20, 1992, by Anchor Bay Entertainment.[2]
References[]
- ^ TV MOVIE REVIEW: 'Donner' Felled by Avalanche of Trite. Thomas, Kevin. Los Angeles Times October 24, 1978: e11.
- ^ Donner Pass: The Road to Survival. Anchor Bay Entertainment (VHS). Beverly Hills, California: Starz Inc. October 20, 1992. ASIN 6302732913. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
External links[]
- Donner Pass: The Road to Survival at IMDb
- Donner Pass: The Road to Survival at the TCM Movie Database
- Donner Pass: The Road to Survival at the British Film Institute
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