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by Ric Burns (Director), Ric Burns (Writer), David McCullough (Narrator), J. D. Cannon (Voice Actor), Timothy Hutton (Voice Actor) — 15 more, Gene Jones (Voice Actor), Amy Madigan (Voice Actor), Donal McCann (Voice Actor), George Plimpton (Voice Actor), Paul Roebling (Voice Actor), Lois Smith (Voice Actor), Frances Sternhagen (Voice Actor), Eli Wallach (Voice Actor), Judy Crichton (Executive Producer), Margaret Drain (Executive Producer), Ric Burns (Producer), Brian Keane (Music), Allen Moore (Cinematographer), Buddy Squires (Cinematographer), Bruce Shaw (Editor)

Series: American Experience [PBS] (5.03)

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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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Title:	The American Experience: The Donner Party
Authors:	Ric Burns (Director)
Other authors:	Ric Burns (Writer), David McCullough (Narrator), J. D. Cannon (Voice Actor), Timothy Hutton (Voice Actor), Gene Jones (Voice Actor) — 14 more, Amy Madigan (Voice Actor), Donal McCann (Voice Actor), George Plimpton (Voice Actor), Paul Roebling (Voice Actor), Lois Smith (Voice Actor), Frances Sternhagen (Voice Actor), Eli Wallach (Voice Actor), Judy Crichton (Executive Producer), Margaret Drain (Executive Producer), Ric Burns (Producer), Brian Keane (Music), Allen Moore (Cinematographer), Buddy Squires (Cinematographer), Bruce Shaw (Editor)
Info:	PBS (2004)
Collections:	Film and Documentary Library
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Tags:	Ken Burns' Documentaries, Victorian Era -- Documentary, United States Civil War -- Documentary, Donner Party -- Documentary, Pioneers -- California -- History -- 19th century -- Documentary, Overland journeys to the Pacific -- Documentary, Tahoe. Lake (Calif. and Nev.) -- History -- Documentary, United States -- Lake Tahoe -- Documentary, Disasters -- Documentary, PBS -- Documentaries, Documentary Television Programs, History -- Documentary

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American Experience: The Donner Party [1992 TV episode] by Ric Burns (Director)

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Burns, Ric	Director	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Crichton, Judy	—	main author	all editions	confirmed
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Hutton, Timothy	Voice	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Madigan, Amy	Voice	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
McCullough, David	Narrator	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Plimpton, George	Voice	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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