In a period vein largely untapped by Hollywood since 1940's BRIGHAM YOUNG--FRONTIERSMAN, producer/star Tom Berenger and a cast of familiar faces recreate a relatively obscure anecdote about the muscle behind the early Mormon Church. Although the scheme to eliminate founder Brigham Young,
and the extreme protective measures favored by the Danite faction make fascinating research, this TV feature, originally done for Ted Turner's history-hungry cable network, handles the facts at dry face value, and the material's potential gets squelched.
By 1872 Young's Utah-based church, after much persecution back East, felt secure enough to distance itself from its Bible-thum...
Released:
1995
Rated:
NR
Length:
99 mins