September Dawn(2007)

Poster of September Dawn

Synopsis

The Mountain Meadows Massacre, as it is known, occurred on September 11, 1857, and was the first known act of religious terrorism on U.S. soil. A group of Mormons, many disguised as Paiute Indians slaughtered all but 17 small children on a wagon train of 120 men, women and children traveling through Utah on its way to California. One man, the adopted son of Mormon leader Brigham Young, was eventually executed for the crime--20 years after the event. Hundreds of direct descendants of the massacre still assert that the iconic Brigham Young had complicity in the massacre, a view denied by the Mormon Church, even today.
The Mountain Meadows Massacre, as it is known, occurred on September 11, 1857, and was the first known act of religious terrorism on U.S. soil. A group of Mormons, many disguised as Paiute Indians slaughtered all …
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In Theaters

  • August 24, 2007

MPAA Rating

R (for violence.)

Genres

Western, Period, Crime, Romance, Drama, Historical

Run Time

1 hour 50 minutes

Distributors

Slowhand Releasing, Black Diamond Pictures

Box Office

$1,066,555

Production Status

Released

Filming Locations

  • Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Produced In

Canada

Director

CAST

Jon Voight

Jacob Samuelson

Terence Stamp

Brigham Young

Taylor Handley

Micah Samuelson

Lolita Davidovich

Nancy Dunlap

Tamara Hope

Emily Hudson

Jon Gries

John D. Lee
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