Directed by:
Christopher CainCinematography:
Juan Ruiz AnchÃaComposer:
William RossCast:
Terence Stamp, Trent Ford, Shaun Johnston, Jon Gries, Lolita Davidovich, Jon Voight, Taylor Handley, Tamara Hope, Dean Cain, Dave Trimble, Huntley Ritter (more)Plots(1)
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. 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 (Voight) is suspicious of the group, so he dispatches his oldest 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. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Terence Stamp
UK
Best movies:
Valkyrie (2008)
Wall Street (1987)
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Trent Ford
USA
Best movies:
The Island (2005)
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Shaun Johnston
Best movies:
Into the West (2005) (series)
Broken Trail (2006) (TV movie)
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Jon Gries
USA
Best movies:
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Lolita Davidovich
Canada
Best movies:
JFK (1991)
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Gods and Monsters (1998)
Jon Voight
USA
Best movies:
Heat (1995)
Enemy of the State (1998)
Coming Home (1978)
Taylor Handley
USA
Best movies:
Chasing Mavericks (2012)
Bird Box (2018)
September Dawn (2007)
Tamara Hope
Canada
Best movies:
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Dean Cain
USA
Best movies:
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Dave Trimble
Best movies:
Into the West (2005) (series)
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
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Huntley Ritter
USA
Best movies:
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September Dawn (2007)
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Tom Carey
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Brokeback Mountain (2005)
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Peter Skagen
Best movies:
Into the West (2005) (series)
Broken Trail (2006) (TV movie)
September Dawn (2007)
Marty Antonini
Best movies:
The Ron Clark Story (2006) (TV movie)
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Under the Banner of Heaven (2022) (series)
Jake Church
Best movies:
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Badland (2007)
September Dawn (2007)
Melissa Cambridge
Best movies:
The Ron Clark Story (2006) (TV movie)
September Dawn (2007)
Pete Seadon
Best movies:
The Ron Clark Story (2006) (TV movie)
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Badland (2007)
Marnie Madden
Best movies:
Into the West (2005) (series)
Heaven and Earth (1990)
The Ron Clark Story (2006) (TV movie)