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Donner Pass: The Road to Survival

  • TV Movie
  • 1978
  • Unrated
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
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Donner Pass: The Road to Survival (1978)
AdventureDramaHistoryHorrorWestern

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. Already divided by int... Read allA grim incident from American pioneer history is recreated as a determined group of settlers, facing almost insurmountable odds, struggles to reach California in 1846. Already divided by internal dissension over the choice of a leader and the selection of a route, the wagon train... Read allA grim incident from American pioneer history is recreated as a determined group of settlers, facing almost insurmountable odds, struggles to reach California in 1846. Already divided by internal dissension over the choice of a leader and the selection of a route, the wagon train is soon decimated by Indian raids, a scarcity of food and water, and the unrelenting forc... Read all

  • Director
    • James L. Conway
  • Writer
    • S.S. Schweitzer
  • Stars
    • Robert Fuller
    • Andrew Prine
    • Michael Callan
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    100
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    • Director
      • James L. Conway
    • Writer
      • S.S. Schweitzer
    • Stars
      • Robert Fuller
      • Andrew Prine
      • Michael Callan
    • 2User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Robert Fuller
    Robert Fuller
    • James Reed, and Narrator
    Andrew Prine
    Andrew Prine
    • Lewis Keyser
    Michael Callan
    Michael Callan
    • William Eddy
    Diane McBain
    Diane McBain
    • Margaret Reed
    John Anderson
    John Anderson
    • Patrick Breen
    John Doucette
    John Doucette
    • George Donner
    Cindy Eilbacher
    Cindy Eilbacher
    • Mary Graves
    • (as Cynthia Eilbacher)
    Royal Dano
    Royal Dano
    • Sutter
    Robert Carricart
    Robert Carricart
    Gregory Walcott
    Gregory Walcott
    • Will McKutcheon
    Whit Bissell
    Whit Bissell
    • Uncle Billy Graves
    Peggy Stewart
    Peggy Stewart
    • Mrs. Breen
    • (as Peg Stewart)
    Reid Cruickshanks
    Reid Cruickshanks
    • John Synder
    Lance LeGault
    Lance LeGault
    • Charles Stanton
    Rudy Diaz
    Rudy Diaz
    Augustin Vallejo
      George Barrows
      George Barrows
      Kristen Curry
      Kristen Curry
      • Virginia Reed
      • Director
        • James L. Conway
      • Writer
        • S.S. Schweitzer
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      1esselbee

      Funny as hell, but inadvertently so

      This movie is just plain bad. The special effects are miserable, the writing is horrid, the cinematography isn't much better, and the acting is straight out of a soap opera. A great movie to watch over and over, but only to make fun of. If your looking for good cinema, you can do much better, like "Ernest Goes to Jail".
      lucindamckinney

      Where can i get this?

      I'd love to watch this. Where could I get it? My 4th grade teacher had us view it. I bet that wouldn't fly today.

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      • Release date
        • October 24, 1978 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • United States
      • Language
        • English
      • Also known as
        • Dödspasset
      • Filming locations
        • Mount Timpanogos, Utah, USA
      • Production company
        • Schick Sunn Classics
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 40 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.33 : 1

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