The villainous turns by Jon Voight (as a hard-hearted Mormon bishop) and Terence Stamp (as a bloodthirsty Brigham Young) would have been more fun if they weren't part of such a clumsy campaign to lay this tragedy at the church's doorstep.
September Dawn
The untold story of an American tragedy.
2007 · 1h 50m · R
Drama, History, Western
Directed by
Christopher Cain
Overview
A story set against the Mountain Meadows Massacre, the film is based upon the tragedy which occurred in Utah in 1857. A group of settlers, traveling on wagons, was murdered by the Mormons. All together, about 140 souls of men, women and children, were taken.
Director and cast
- Christopher Cain Director
- Jon Voight as Jacob Samuelson
- Trent Ford as Jonathan Samuelson
- Tamara Hope as Emily Hudson
- Dean Cain as Joseph Smith
- Lolita Davidovich as Nancy Dunlap
- Terence Stamp as Brigham Young
- Shaun Johnston as Captain Fancher
- Franklin E. Levinson as Captain Baker
- Daniel Libman as Reverend Grant Hudson
- Barbara Gates Wilson as Martha Hudson
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
The workmanlike craftsmanship of Cain's filmmaking almost (but never quite) smooths over the ham-fisted way he conceives the story.
A plodding and highly questionable history lesson.
With its complete lack of empathy for early Mormons and simplistic rendering of historical figures, September Dawn is that rare movie that actually deserves whatever condemnation might come from religious groups.
Religious and thematic issues aside, September Dawn is well-crafted as a revisionist Western with a message.
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