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Academy Award(r) winner Jon Voight, 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.
Contrary to what is stated by "Brigham Young" in the film, Joseph Smith never claimed to be a "god on Earth", nor did Brigham Young, nor were they considered such by any of their followers. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote.
Emily Hudson is one of the main characters in this film. but still a good examination into faith, fanaticism, martyr complexes, and murder.
This weekend a new movie called September Dawn was released, presumably to coincide with the sesquicentennial anniversary of the Mountain Meadows Massacre.
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Danton was also accused by the French historians Adolphe Thiers, Alphonse de Lamartine, … Since the wagon master, Alexander Fancher, and I, are direct, blood relatives (my sir-name is Fancher), I researched, and know what historically happened to the wagon train during the Mountain Meadows Massacre. Brigham Young is seen as a silent godfather who urges his hitmen on, then lets them take the rap.
Wow great movie about a true event which doesn't do much for the Mormon religion
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It does, however, give the Mormons some due as a persecuted sect, its leaders unwilling to forgive or forget the past traumas that drove them to Utah.
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.
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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. The Mormons did it, with the complicity of Native Americans. Day Of Anger (3-Disc Special Edition) [Blu-ray + DVD] The movie, September Dawn, closely tells the story of what happened to the Fancher / Baker wagon train on September 11, 1857. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed.
The creators have used negative stereotypes to create a piece of anti-Mormon propaganda for the big screen.
The film covers the personal trauma of being between the classic rock-and-a-hard-place well enough. "Renegade" Mormon group?
The love angle is obviously fictionalized, the younger brother's descent into madness conjecture (true cold-blooded killers for Christ rarely lose the sleep of the blessed.) I also interviewed three indigenous nations groups when I did my H.S. The movie, September Dawn, closely tells the story of what happened to the Fancher / Baker wagon train on September 11, 1857. There were even a few "reviews" (sic) that leaned heavily towards blaming the victims for the crime! 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 c
Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. Although the film dramatizes certain events, such as the romance between Jonathan Samuelson and Emily Hudson, it brings to life the trauma and betrayal the immigrants must have experienced during this massacre.
Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) is a service we offer sellers that lets them store their products in Amazon's fulfillment centers, and we directly pack, ship, and provide customer service for these products. Before I even opened the comments page for this film, I was certain I'd find dozens of posts filled with alibis and distortions aimed at exonerating the Mormons of any complicity in the Mountain Meadows massacre.
September Dawn takes a horrific true story that could easily make for compelling drama and botches it near completely. Not according to every legitimate historical account of the incident.
But whether Brigham Young ordered it is still arguable.
Such is the historical backdrop for September Dawn, a bloody retelling of the 1857 Mountain Meadows Massacre, when members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) killed about 120 settlers who were on their way to California.
Add that recent discoveries of remains nearby indicate the Army's hurried burial location wasn't adequately noted on the maps.
26 August 2007
September Dawn tells the story of the historic events that led to the massacre of the Fancher-Baker wagon train at Mountain Meadows in Utah on September 11, 1857.
September Dawn is not only bad history, it is an altogether bad film.
$1,051,000 Capt. But after doing some personal extensive research on the topic I was able to more readily connect with the film as well as scrutinize it's pluses and foibles.
I've met some of the Fancher family in Arkansas when back for visits.
The acting is mostly bad …