The Donner Party / presented by WGBH/Boston, WNET/New York, KCET/Los Angeles ; written and directed by Ric Burns ; produced by Lisa Ades and Ric Burns ; a Steeplechase Films production.
Chronicles the tale of the pioneer group that set out for California in the spring of 1846 and ended in disaster in the snows of the Sierra Nevada Mountains the following winter.
| Uniform Title: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials. |
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| Language: | English |
| Language and/or Writing System: |
Closed-captioned. |
| Published: |
[Alexandria?, Va.] :
PBS Video,
2000, ©1992.
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| Series: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Other Uniform Title: | American experience (Television program)
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Summary: |
Chronicles the tale of the pioneer group that set out for California in the spring of 1846 and ended in disaster in the snows of the Sierra Nevada Mountains the following winter. |
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| Note: | Originally broadcast as a segment of the PBS television series: The American experience in 1992. Videorecording. |
| Call Number: | CN5 D0059919 VideoDVD AN7 D0023430 VideoDVD |
| ISBN: | 1415702330 9781415702338 |
| Credits: | Cinematographers, Buddy Squires, Allen Moore ; editor, Bruce Shaw. |
| System Details: | DVD, region 1, full screen presentation; Dolby surround stereo. |
| Participant or Performer: |
Host/narrator, David McCullough.
Voices: J.D. Cannon, Timothy Hutton, Gene Jones, Amy Madigan, Donal McCann. |