Summary Margaret Reed, a wealthy and proud woman of Chicago unwillingly finds herself a member of the Donner party - a group of pioneers making their way to California by covered wagon in the summer of 1846. One by one the odds begin to stack against Margaret and her family as precious days slip away and an early winter storm closes the passes through the Sierra Nevada mountain range. Trapped without adequate food and supplies, Margaret struggles to keep her family alive. View more details
Directed : Dick Lowry
Written : Gerald Di Pego John A. Kuri
Stars : Chris Cooper Larry Drake Meredith Baxter Robert Duncan McNeill
Genres : Adventure Drama
Release date : Mar 5, 1994
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Filming locations : CL Ranch - 45001 Township Road, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Production companies : Walt Disney Television
Summary Margaret Reed, a wealthy and proud woman of Chicago unwillingly finds herself a member of the Donner party - a group of pioneers making their way to California by covered wagon in the summer of 1846. One by one the odds begin to stack against Margaret and her family as precious days slip away and an early winter storm closes the passes through the Sierra Nevada mountain range. Trapped without adequate food and supplies, Margaret struggles to keep her family alive. View more details
Genres : Adventure Drama
Release date : Mar 5, 1994
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Filming locations : CL Ranch - 45001 Township Road, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Production companies : Walt Disney Television
