The Donner Party poster

Movie · 1992

The Donner Party

Released 28 October 1992 More from 1992 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

Doomed attempt to get to California in 1846. More than just a riveting tale of death, endurance and survival. The Donner Party's nightmarish journey penetrated to the very heart of the American Dream at a crucial phase of the nation's "manifest destiny." Touching some of the most powerful social, economic and political currents of the time, this extraordinary narrative remains one of the most compelling and enduring episodes to come out of the West.

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How old were they?

Oldest first
J.D. Cannon
as voice
70
George Plimpton
as voice
65
Frances Sternhagen
as voice
62
David McCullough
as Narrator (voice)
59
Paul Roebling
as voice
58
Donal McCann
as voice
49
Amy Madigan
as voice
42
Timothy Hutton
as voice
32
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The numbers

Computed from the cast above
38years between the oldest and youngest billed
70J.D. Cannon — oldest on the call sheet
32Timothy Hutton — youngest billed
55average age of the credited cast
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