September Dawn (2006)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Christopher Cain

Writers:

Christopher Cain (written by) and
Carole Whang Schutter (written by)

Release Date:

24 August 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | History | Romance | Western

Tagline:

The untold story of an American tragedy.

Plot:

A love story set during a tense encounter between a wagon train of settlers and a renegade Mormon group.

Plot Keywords:

Mormon | Massacre | Love | Utah | Wagon Train

Awards:

2 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Thur. Nov. 12	6:00 PM	TMC
Wed. Nov. 18	8:00 PM	TMC

Cast

Terence Stamp	...	Brigham Young
Trent Ford	...	Jonathan Samuelson
Krisinda Cain	...	Young Woman
Shaun Johnston	...	Captain Fancher
Franklin E. Levinson	...	Captain Baker
Jon Gries	...	John D. Lee
Lolita Davidovich	...	Nancy Dunlap
Jon Voight	...	Jacob Samuelson
Taylor Handley	...	Micah Samuelson
Daniel Libman	...	Reverend Grant Hudson
Tamara Hope	...	Emily Hudson
Barbara Gates Wilson	...	Martha Hudson
Huntley Ritter	...	Robert Humphries
Dean Cain	...	Joseph Smith
Ron Webber	...	Hyrum Smith

MPAA:

Rated R for violence.

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:MA | Netherlands:16 | Singapore:NC-16

Filming Locations:

Augustina Farms, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Company:

September Dawn

Trivia:

Emily Hudson is one of the main characters in this film. However, the Hudsons left the wagon train before it reached Utah.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Emily Hudson is a main character in this film. In reality, the Hudsons left the wagon train before it reached Utah.

Soundtrack:

Love Will Still Be There

Mediocre Movie, Tragic Event That Needs To Be Know

The quality of the movie is not great, but historically, this event did happen. I am Western U.S. Historian, and the events were not horribly inaccurate that some critics of the movie would like you to believe. The Mountain Meadows Massacre was a terrible event in our country's history and more Americans need to learn about this event and become more aware of it. I highly recommend that you watch this film and do some research on the massacre so you can develop your own conclusions.

Some of the people that have written very critical comments of this movie are clearly biased and will not look at the facts. Over 150 years later, you would think that the Mormon Church could come to grips with the truth and apologize for the decision to kill the innocent victims. Mountain Meadows needs to be made a National Historical Site and archaeological digs need to be conducted on the site. The Mormon Church needs to be more cooperative on this...what are they hiding? It should be God's Will to bring this event to the public and to find out the true facts.