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Release Date: 2007 Cast: Terence Stamp, Huntley Ritter, Jon Gries, Tamara Hope, Lolita Davidovich, Dean Cain, Taylor Handley, Shaun Johnston, Daniel Libman, Franklin E. Levinson, Trent Ford, Jon Voight
Categories: Movies, Western, Action/Adventure, Revisionist Western, Period piece, Romantic drama, Romance Film September Dawn is a 2007 Canadian film by Christopher Cain, released on August 24, 2007. It sets a fictional love story against a controversial historical interpretation of the Mountain Meadows massacre. During the massacre a wagon train of emigrants was attacked by a group of Mormon militiamen and members of the Paiute tribe; around 120 men, women, and children were murdered.
The film stars Jon Voight as Jacob Samuelson, Terence Stamp as Brigham Young, and Jon Gries as John D. Lee.
The fictional love story between Emily Hudson (Tamara Hope), the daughter of the wagon train's pastor, and... MORE
September Dawn is a 2007 Canadian film by Christopher Cain, released on August 24, 2007. It sets a fictional love story against a controversial historical interpretation of the Mountain Meadows massacre. During the massacre a wagon train of emigrants was attacked by a group of Mormon militiamen and members of the Paiute tribe; around 120 men, women, and children were murdered.
The film stars Jon Voight as Jacob Samuelson, Terence Stamp as Brigham Young, and Jon Gries as John D. Lee.
The fictional love story between Emily Hudson (Tamara Hope), the daughter of the wagon train's pastor, and Jonathan Samuelson (Trent Ford), the son of the local Mormon bishop, plays out against the build-up to the tragedy itself. The movie begins with the deposition of Mormon leader Brigham Young (Terence Stamp). The Fancher party is then depicted crossing Utah on its way to California. The party encounters a group of Mormon militiamen, who advise them to move on. Bishop Jacob Samuelson (Jon Voight) defuses the situation but is disturbed that the Fanchers have a woman wearing men's clothing and are delivering racehorses to California to be used in gambling. He is also upset that some are from Missouri, LESS
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