The film was released on vhs on october 20, 1992, by anchor bay entertainment. A twisted horror take on the legend of the donner partydonner pass has a wellknown and gruesome history the place where george donner and his party. The horrific history shows george donner eric pierpoint along with his party resorting to cannibalism to stay alive. Donner pass was americas first line into california and we cover the politics, engineering and construction of this historic line. Donner pass has a wellknown and macabre history the place where george.
Watch donner pass starring desiree hall in this horror on directv. A twisted horror take on the legend of the donner partydonner pass has a wellknown and gruesome history the place where george donner and his party of settlers got stuck in the winter of. The route over donner pass was originally the vision of theodore d. Jul 10, 2015 provided to youtube by cdbaby donner pass frank fara songs of the untamed west. Donner pass is available january 24th, 2012 for dvd purchase at amazon, dvd rental at family video, redbox and online rental or download to own through amazon instant video, apple itunes, best. Ive even seen the cannibal killer on the loose plot line done over and over, in movies and tv shows and even books that follow that tired old theme. This madefortv movie relates the true story of the infamous donner party, the group of unlucky pioneers who were stranded in the rockies by a snowstorm and had to eat the bodies of the dead to.
Some 150 years later, a group of teens on a ski trip discover that the curse of the donner party still haunts those mountains when members of their group start turning up not only dead, but halfeaten. Donner pass is a mountain pass in the northern sierra nevada, above donner lake about 9 miles west of truckee, california. Donner summit historical society march, 2012 issue 43 page 5 recently i read with great interest the article about roller pass in the dshs newsletter november, 11. Telecharger film donner pass gratuitement, regarder film donner pass en streaming, voir film donner pass en ligne. Watch donner pass online stream full movie directv. Keseberg was the last member of the donner party to arrive at sutters fort on april 29th. When this started i was all excited because it was a. Donner pass dvddonner pass dvd pentrex train video dvd.
At a remote mountain cabin, seven teenagers find that a gruesome legend. It was shot on film 16mm by a talented cinematographer, so it did look very good. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. This is a new take on the classic true story of the donner party that got trapped in the winter of 1846. With elise robertson, russ russo, joel stoffer, thomas kopache.
Donner pass 2012 at a remote mountain cabin, seven teenagers find that a gruesome legend may be true when one of their number is found halfeaten. Watch donner pass 2011 full movie free online streaming. Donner pass 2012 stream and watch online at a remote mountain cabin, seven teenagers find that a gruesome legend may be true when one of their number is found halfeaten. With more than 140 miles of track between roseville and reno and the dramatic sierra nevada landscape of the donner pass itself, there are hours of. Judah, an accomplished engineer who surveyed a manageable grade through the sierranevada range running 115 miles from sacrament to the nevada state line.
Teenagers head to a mountain cabin to party and discover that the cannibalistic horror of the donner party isnt a thing of the past. National geographic is airing a 10part documentary about the men and women who battle big storms and big snow in the sierra to keep i80 open way up. While on a weekend getaway to a remote mountain cabin a group of college students are stalked by a psychotic killer. After the screenings on this week, donner pass will be released to all major home media markets on january 17, 2012.
With all the things they could have done with the history angle jumping. The movie opens with a glimpse into the winter of 1846. Donner pass, pass, in the sierra nevada of northern california, u. Title suggests mirth, reality included starvation, exposure and cannibalism. I bought donner pass 2012 blindly, thinking it was a film about the donner expedition that resorted to cannibalism to survive the winter of 184647 because a pass in ne california was blocked with snow. In the donner party tragedy, twothirds of the men in the party perished, while twothirds of the women and children lived. A group of teens on a ski trip find out that the donner party tragedy of 1846 was no accident and that a hunger still haunts the sierra nevada mountains when they get snowed in and two members of their group turn up not only dead, but halfeaten.
Fisher, and formally dedicated october 31, 19, the lincoln highway ran coasttocoast from times square in new york city west to lincoln park in san francisco, originally through states. Mar 18, 2020 during the 1920s, when the automobile started to become the primary method of transportation in america, the donner pass had an 18% incline in some areas, much too steep for cars. I looked at the horror films and with the exception of donner pass i had seen everything. As the donner party approached the summit of the sierra mountains near what is now donner lake known as truckee lake at the time they found the pass clogged with newfallen snow up to six feet deep. Regarder donner pass 2012 en streaming complet vf film. I can say with great honesty and certainty that donner pass is a movie where the film trailer looks great and the actual movie is even better. The pass has been used by the california trail, first transcontinental railroad, overland route, lincoln highway.
Donner pass film complet vf 2016 en ligne hd partie 510. Rising to an elevation of more than 7,000 feet 2,100 metres, it lies 35 miles 55 km westsouthwest of reno. Battle for donner pass and across donner summit dvd 5. Regarder donner pass en streaming complet vf 2012 realisation. Donner pass opens with a flashback, all the way to 1846 and an alternate. Jun 06, 2016 for the most part, donner pass fits that description. Rent donner pass 2012 starring desiree hall and erik stocklin on dvd and bluray.
The donner party is a 2009 period drama film written and directed by terrence martin credited as t. Donner pass 2012 stream and watch online moviefone. When word gets out about the unsupervised cabin, people start crashing the party until the isolated area is cut off by a snowstorm. Donner pass is well known for two different incidents that occurred near the. Aug 12, 2010 one of great railroad routes in the world. Donner pass opens with a flashback, all the way to 1846 and an alternate retelling of the fabled donner party story pertaining to a group of settlers lost in the mountains who were forced to resort to cannibalism in the face of starvation. While on a weekend getaway to a remote mountain cabin a group. The title change was a marketing choice by the distributor. Donner pass one shouldnt blame elise robertsons feature directorial debut donner pass for being an absolutely horrible film.
Donner pass nude scenes naked pics and videos at mr. Donner pass has a wellknown and macabre history the place where george donner and his party got stuck in the winter of 1846 and were forced to resort to cannibalism to keep from starving. Sep 22, 2015 it has been gradually brought back into service and the entire line was completed in 2010. Fast forward to the present, and a group of young people are reliving the nightmarish tale. Southern pacific puts you to the test on this worldfamous railroad where engineers deal with steep grades, tight curves and seriously heavy trains as part of a days work. Donner pass pass, california, united states britannica. Donner pass is a high mountain pass located in the sierra nevada mountain range, through which emigrants first traveled to california in 1844. Today we will follow in the footsteps of the 19thcentury emigrants on the california trail, as we hike to donner peak and roller pass to see where many crossed the sierra nevada mountains and used oxen and chains to haul their wagons up an incredibly steep incline. The amazing feather river railroadssee the seven railroad. Rent donner pass 2012 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Superbox, bugboy productions et vaia production pays dorigine.
Distributie dominic devore, john kassir, russ russo. It was october 28, 1846 and the sierra snows had started a month earlier than usual. There is currently one video available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. Donner pass and donner river are named in honor of the lost western expedition called the donner party. Donner pass is not your typical directtodvd slasher. A twisted horror take on the legend of the donner party donner pass has a wellknown and gruesome history the place where george donner and his party of settlers got stuck in the winter of. The state of california worked on building a new road over the famous donner pass in 1923 but was unsure how to best deal with the grade. Despite this, the route is a vital artery in ups system today between chicago and oakland, california. Russell tovey celebrity profile check out the latest russell tovey photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Desiree hall, erik stocklin, adelaide kane, krystal davis rezie. During the winter of 184647, george and jacob donner lost nearly half of a party of more than 80. In the vein of straighttodvd horror about kids going into. The soundtrack was done by the aspiro choir under mary amond obrien. It is based on the true story of the donner party, an 1840s westward traveling group of settlers headed for california.
Donner pass english movie among the residents of the suburban communities at the foothills of the sierras, theres an urban legend that the donner party tragedy of 1846 was no accident. The music amplifies tense scenes, the script veers when one might expect it to go straight, the story is well written and characters matter. It took two months and four relief parties to rescue the entire surviving donner party. The premise of the movie starts off with a flashback to the donner party of the 1850s then goes froward to. Today, it hosts both interstate 80 formerly us route 40, the lincoln highway and union pacifics roseville subdivision. The road to survival was shown on prime time television on nbc on october 24, 1978. I actually like the really slick production values that theater slashers provide, but i also can get into low budget slashers if they are done right. Using the real story of the donner party a group of settlers moving west in 1846 who get trapped in the mountains and resort to cannibalism to stay alive as a jumping off point, donner pass sees a group of modernday high school kids spending a ski weekend at a cabin in the donner pass, where the history of the deadly region is alive and. Like the sierra nevada mountains themselves, the pass has a steep approach from the east and a gradual approach from the west. Every year there seems to be a handful decent indie slashers. At a remote mountain cabin, seven teenagers find that a gruesome legend may be true when one of their number is found halfeaten. Thomas eric stocklin invites a few friends over to his house in donner pass while his parents are away. Some of us may continue on a longer hike on the mt judah loop with its.
Aug 12, 2015 donner pass english movie among the residents of the suburban communities at the foothills of the sierras, theres an urban legend that the donner party tragedy of 1846 was no accident. Thats because the union pacific railroad made the donner pass tunnel larger so it. More than 150 years after a party of settlers came to a gruesome end in the snowbound donner pass, a group of teenagers on a ski trip are horrified to discover that someone in the area still has a voracious appetite for human flesh. And the directing does nothing to create suspense or tension. The donner party is a 2009 period drama film written and directed by terrence martin credited. Nov 27, 2012 national geographic is airing a 10part documentary about the men and women who battle big storms and big snow in the sierra to keep i80 open way up there on donner pass. The tragic story of the donner party legends of america. Steep grades and seven months a year of winter weather put a railroads resources to the test. The last years of the sp are also covered with great action with the tunnel motors built to cope with the extensive, long tunnels and snow sheds.
Some say the donner party left its mark on those mountains. View hd trailers and videos for donner pass on rotten tomatoes, then check our tomatometer to find out what the critics say. A group of teens are stranded at the site of the infamous cannibalistic tragedy, and it looks like someone is still hungry in donner pass 2012. The lincoln highway is one of the earliest transcontinental highway routes for automobiles across the united states of america. Donner pass has a wellknown and macabre history the place where george donner and his party. Almost in anticipation of the article, i recently completed two hikes along the pacific crest trail donner summit. Le film donner pass 2012 vostfr streaming gratuit et legal.
The donner party had to revert to cannibalism to survive. Video archive for the film donner pass, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2011. Dec 11, 2011 a twisted horror take on the legend of the donner party donner pass has a wellknown and gruesome history the place where george donner and his party of settlers got stuck in the winter of. This film was done in 2009, one of the last busy years for this route.
Martin, and starring crispin glover, clayne crawford, michele santopietro, mark boone junior, and christian kane. Part 1 of the video shows the journey from realp over furka pass to. Construction of the road was financed primarily by 30year, 6% u. Yet the need to transport goods over the sierras produces a nonstop parade of trains over this famous line, and that was especially true in 1988 when video rails captured incredible. This retelling plays out a little differently however, with george donner himself returning to the camp and murdering the remaining.
Donner pass trailer 2011 in 1846, a party of settlers became snowbound in the sierra nevada mountains and had to resort to cannibalism to survive. A poorly made horror film, donner pass is incredibly formulaic and predictable. Donner pass the name evokes daunting obstacles with good reason. Scott adams script which as you should probably guess by the title, focuses on the fateful history of the donner party attempts to be anomalous by incorporating some major historical revisionism.
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