Donner Pass: The Road to Survival

Donner Pass: The Road to Survival
Screenplay by	S.S. Schweitzer
Directed by	James L. Conway
Starring	Robert Fuller; Andrew Prine; Michael Callan; Diane McBain;
Country of origin	United States
Production
Producer	Charles E. Sellier Jr.
Cinematography	Henning Schellerup
Editor	Trevor Jolly
Running time	100 minutes
Production companies	Schick Sunn Classics; NBC Entertainment;
Distributor	VCI Home Video (1984) (USA) (VHS); Astral Video (1984) (Canada) (VHS); Media Home Entertainment (1984) (USA) (VHS); Video Treasures (1988) (USA) (VHS); Viacom (1989) (USA) (TV) (syndication); Starmaker Entertainment (1991) (USA) (VHS); Anchor Bay Entertainment (1992) (USA) (VHS); HGV Video Productions (1992) (Canada) (VHS); Paris Video Filmes (Brazil) (VHS);
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	October 24, 1978

Donner Pass: The Road to Survival is a 1978 American TV movie about the Donner Party.

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
Lance Le Gault 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

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[1] TV MOVIE REVIEW: 'Donner' Felled by Avalanche of Trite. Thomas, Kevin. Los Angeles Times October 24, 1978: e11.

[2] Donner Pass: The Road to Survival. Anchor Bay Entertainment (VHS). Beverly Hills, California: Starz Inc. October 20, 1992. ASIN 6302732913. Retrieved August 28, 2019.