September Dawn
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006)
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043396198166
1 hr 50 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   R
Jon Voight
Lolita Davidovich
Taylor Handley
Shaun Johnston
Tamara Hope
Krisinda Cain
Terence Stamp
Dean Cain
Jon Gries
Trent Ford
Director
Christopher Cain
Producer Christopher Cain
Scott Duthie
Kevin Matossian
Writer Carole Whang Schutter

The story of an American tragedy that has never been told... until now.

Academy Award winner Jon Voight (Best Actor, Coming Home, 1978), Terence Stamp and Trent Ford star in this film based on the true story of the Mountain meadows Massacre - the brutal murder of 120 men, women and children on September 11, 1857, as their wagon train passed through Utah on its way to California. The question of whether the attack was carried out by local Paiute Indians or by a renegade sect of the Mormon church remains unresolved to this day.

Set against the breathtaking beauty of the Utah mountains, September Dawn explores what might have happened when the ill-fated settlers stopped near Cedar City to rest before completing the last leg of their journey. Local Mormon Bishop Jacob Samuelson (Vought) is suspicious of the group, so he dispatches his eldest son Jonathan (Ford) to spy on them. Jonathan soon falls in love with an angelic member of the wagon train, the minister's daughter Emily (Tamara Hope), and is horrified when he discovers that his father thinks the settlers are enemies of the church and is planning an attack on them.

While Jonathan makes plans to escape with Emily, his father sets in motion a chain of events, fueled by revenge and fanaticism, which culminates in a violent and tragic ambush.

Edition Details
Release Date 12/26/2007
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Widescreen 1.78:1 Color (Anamorphic)
Subtitles English; Spanish; French
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
FRENCH: Dolby Digital 5.1
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1
Personal Details
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Features
True Events: A Historical Perspective
Descendants: Remembering the Tragedy