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)
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September Dawn
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Label: BSX Records
Year: 2007
Country: USA
Length: 45:11
Notes: Limited Edition.
| 1. | Main Title | William Ross | 02:45 |
| 2. | Jacob's Scrutiny | William Ross | 01:32 |
| 3. | Jonathan And The Horse | William Ross | 03:59 |
| 4. | Jacob's Flashback | William Ross | 02:01 |
| 5. | A Bad Bargain | William Ross | 03:18 |
| 6. | Exchanging Tokens | William Ross | 01:35 |
| 7. | Meeting Of The Saints | William Ross | 02:02 |
| 8. | Love At First Sight | William Ross | 02:31 |
| 9. | Crazed Micah | William Ross | 02:53 |
| 10. | Confrontation | William Ross | 03:38 |
| 11. | Emily And Jonathan | William Ross | 04:52 |
| 12. | Death March | William Ross | 01:54 |
| 13. | Elegy | William Ross | 05:11 |
| 14. | The Meadow | William Ross | 02:14 |
| 15. | Emily's Death | William Ross | 03:45 |
| 16. | Epilogue | William Ross | 01:01 |