• Release date: August 24, 2007
    • Director: Christopher Cain
    • Screenwriters: Carole W. Schutter, Christopher Cain
    • Producer: Scott Duthie, Christopher Cain
    • Distributor: Slow Hand Releasing, Black Diamond Pictures
    • MPAA rating: R
    • Based on: Mountain Meadows Massacre
    • Cinematographer: Juan Ruiz-Anchia
    • Budget: $10 million
  • September Dawn is a film that depicts the Mountain Meadows Massacre of 1857 in Utah.

    The film stirred up controversy through its implication that Mormon leader Brigham Young had a direct role in the massacre.

    Practicing Mormon Mitt Romney went on record saying that he will not see the film.MSNBC: Romney shrugs off Mormon history film

  • Plot Summary

    The plot centers around the Mountain Meadows Massacre - a historical tragedy in which a wagon train was attacked by Mormon militiamen and Paiute Indians. More than 120 men, women and children were killed in the massacre.
  • Cast

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

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