Donner Pass: The Road to Survival


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

Critical response

of the Los Angeles Times called it "gruelling to watch".

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.