Donner Pass: The Road to Survival
| Donner Pass: The Road to Survival | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Written by | S. S. Schweitzer |
| Directed by | James L. Conway |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Bob Summers |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Charles E. Sellier Jr. |
| Producer | James Simmons |
| Production locations |
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| Cinematography | Henning Schellerup |
| Editor | Trevor Jolly |
| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Production companies | |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | October 24, 1978 |
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.
Plot
[edit]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
[edit]- Robert Fuller as James Reed
- Andrew Prine as Keyser
- Michael Callan as William Eddy
- Diane McBain as Margaret Reed
- John Anderson as Patrick Breen
- John Doucette as George Donner
- Cynthia Eilbacher as Mary Graves
- Royal Dano as John Sutter
- Gregory Walcott as Will Mckutcheon
- Lance Le Gault as Charles Stanton
- Whit Bissell as Uncle Billy Graves
- Peg Stewart as Mrs. Breen
Release
[edit]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.[1]
Reception
[edit]Film critic Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times called it "gruelling to watch".[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Donner Pass: The Road to Survival. Anchor Bay Entertainment (VHS). Beverly Hills, California: Starz Inc. October 20, 1992. ASIN 6302732913. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
- ^ TV MOVIE REVIEW: 'Donner' Felled by Avalanche of Trite. Thomas, Kevin. Los Angeles Times October 24, 1978: e11.
External links
[edit]- 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[better source needed]
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