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September Dawn Reviews

2006

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September 11, 1857... 150 men, women and children were savagely murdered... Based on the true story of the Mountain Meadows Massacre, September Dawn is a "gripping and fascinating" portrayal of the dreadful slaughter of innocent men, women and children in Utah in 1857. As a party of settlers heading for California were .. Read more

Starring	Terence Stamp, Jon Voight, Trent Ford, Krisinda Cain
Director	Christopher Cain
Genres	Action/Adventure, Drama

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- - 12
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  Not bad
  
  Obvioulsy the story around this tragedy was invented ,, however the massacre is real and since I had never heard of it before it made me research it which is ... read more »
  
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  - Chantal
  - 1022 reviews
  - London
  - 27 Sep 2008 at 21:31
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  - 0
  Where's the film that was written up?
  
  The write up of this film is nothing like the film I received to watch. If I'd have known it was about settlers going round and round in cirlces in a desert... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 02 Nov 2011 at 18:46
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  rubbishtember dawn
  
  sickly sweet representation of a true story, it's almost pointless. I have watched a lot of bad films that have some redeeming features, this has none ... read more »
  
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- - ebird
  - 1 review
  - 23 Oct 2011 at 18:16
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  A parable of US style religious zealotry
  
  The US was formed by religious zealots. And religious zealots still hold sway even today. Interesting to see that John Voigt, a far-right conservative, plays ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 22 Sep 2011 at 19:04
- - 1
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  Quite a Revelation
  
  I seem to have upgraded this movie's rating compared to previous reports. Quite frankly, I thought it was good as I am into historical drama. September Dawn... read more »
  
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  - 07 May 2011 at 08:54
- - 4
  - 0
  Not half bad
  
  I never knew about this event...it was quite shocking and Jon Voight was outstanding. Some of the other performances were a bit iffy though. worth a watch!
  
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- - Cannibal
  - 30 reviews
  - London, England
  - 15 Feb 2010 at 12:27
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  - 6
  Crimes against humanity...and film lovers
  
  I don't know how much truth there is in the events of the Mountain Meadows Massacre as they are portrayed in September Dawn. Whatever the reality in history... read more »
  
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  - mikehammond8
  - 35 reviews
  - London
  - 08 Feb 2010 at 19:36
- - 2
  - 0
  september dawn
  
  An interesting fact based tale, with a strong performance by Jon Voight and decent cameo by Terence Stamp. It will certainly make an interesting conversation ... read more »
  
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- - DINKYDALTON
  - 3 reviews
  - Manchester
  - 27 Jan 2010 at 13:36
- - 3
  - 0
  Saints they ain't - the Holocaust of 1857
  
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  This is a sad tale of a so-called christian cult luring another group of christians into a false sense of security so they could murder all 150+ men, women, ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 26 Oct 2009 at 01:17
- - 2
  - 2
  September Yawn...
  
  Oh dear, oh dear. I was so looking forward to this movie. Jon Voight and Terence Stamp are extremely capable actors, and I had high expectations. Sadly, my ... read more »
  
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- - Fozzie01
  - 1 review
  - Doncaster
  - 10 Oct 2009 at 17:50
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  Excellent story.
  
  Very good acting with a storyline based on fact. An incident in american history I was unaware of. Would recommend this to anyone who likes a film of substance... read more »
  
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  - Belfast
  - 16 Apr 2009 at 13:29
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- - 12
  - 2
  Not bad
  
  Obvioulsy the story around this tragedy was invented ,, however the massacre is real and since I had never heard of it before it made me research it which is ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 635822
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  
  [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Chantal
  - 1022 reviews
  - London
  - 27 Sep 2008 at 21:31
- - 4
  - 0
  Interesting portrayal of real event
  
  this was a good movie but could have been better. I don't know much about this real life incident but having now read a little about it I realise that this... read more »
  
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- - Minny
  - 440 reviews
  - London
  - 24 Sep 2008 at 10:02
- - 4
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  Not half bad
  
  I never knew about this event...it was quite shocking and Jon Voight was outstanding. Some of the other performances were a bit iffy though. worth a watch!
  
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- - Cannibal
  - 30 reviews
  - London, England
  - 15 Feb 2010 at 12:27
- - 3
  - 0
  Saints they ain't - the Holocaust of 1857
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  This is a sad tale of a so-called christian cult luring another group of christians into a false sense of security so they could murder all 150+ men, women, ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 824643
- - a customer
  - London
  - 26 Oct 2009 at 01:17
- - 2
  - 0
  September Dawn
  
  An excellent film with an amazing insight into early Mormonism, if this brilliant film is really based on truth, { no wonder the church of latter day saints ... read more »
  
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  - Lytham St. Annes
  - 16 Dec 2008 at 14:13
- - 2
  - 0
  september dawn
  
  An interesting fact based tale, with a strong performance by Jon Voight and decent cameo by Terence Stamp. It will certainly make an interesting conversation ... read more »
  
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- - DINKYDALTON
  - 3 reviews
  - Manchester
  - 27 Jan 2010 at 13:36
- - 1
  - 0
  September Bored!
  
  Painfully dull, all 5 minutes I managed prior to my relapse!
  
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  - Pontyclun
  - 09 Nov 2008 at 21:54
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  Excellent story.
  
  Very good acting with a storyline based on fact. An incident in american history I was unaware of. Would recommend this to anyone who likes a film of substance... read more »
  
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  - Belfast
  - 16 Apr 2009 at 13:29
- - 0
  - 0
  REALLY ENJOYABLE
  
  Really enjoyed this film. I found it very intresting and the love story in it made it also more enjoyable i think as it added to the story. Would reccomend!
  
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- - jennyren
  - 74 reviews
  - Leek
  - 11 Oct 2008 at 12:51
- - 2
  - 2
  September Yawn...
  
  Oh dear, oh dear. I was so looking forward to this movie. Jon Voight and Terence Stamp are extremely capable actors, and I had high expectations. Sadly, my ... read more »
  
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- - Fozzie01
  - 1 review
  - Doncaster
  - 10 Oct 2009 at 17:50

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- September Dawn
  
  September 11, 1857... 150 men, women and children were savagely murdered... Based on the true story of the Mountain Meadows Massacre, September Dawn is a "gripping and fascinating" portrayal of the dreadful slaughter of innocent men, women and children in Utah in 1857.
  
  As a party of ...