17 Miracles

October 2020 October 2020 August 2026 February 2026 17 Miracles 17miracles.jpg Film poster T. C. Christensen T. C. Christensen Ron Tanner T. C. Christensen Laurie Vukich Jasen Wade Emily Wadley Tomas Kofod Nathan Mitchell Bruce Newbold Jason Celaya Natalie Blackman Travis Eberhard Steve EvansMargo Watson T. C. Christensen Tanner Christensen Remember Films Excel Entertainment Group 2011 6 3 102 minutes United States English 17 Miracles is a 2011 American historical adventure film directed by T. C. Christensen. It was released in 2011 by Excel Entertainment Group. Based on the experiences of members of the Willie Handcart Company of Mormon pioneers following their late-season start and subsequent winter journey to Salt Lake City in 1856, the film emphasizes miracles individual participants reported having during the journey. http://churchofjesuschrist.org/church/news/lds-filmmaker-brings-stories-of-early-saints-to-life?lang=eng Church News: LDS Filmmaker Brings Stories of Early Saints to Life churchofjesuschrist.org LDS Church 2011-07-21 2011-10-19 2024-07-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20240710021715/https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/church/news/lds-filmmaker-brings-stories-of-early-saints-to-life?lang=eng live The film was released in select theaters across the United States in the summer of 2011. Plot When Levi Savage, a former Mormon Battalion member and missionary to Asia, agrees to assist the Willie Handcart Company as they journey to Salt Lake City in 1856, the late start and onset of a bitter winter leaves the pioneers unprepared and suffering as they cross the plains of the Midwestern United States. Elizabeth Panting, a woman who has converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), escapes her drunken husband with her two little children, joining the handcart company. With the threat of winter starvation, illness, wolves, freezing river crossings, and death following them throughout their journey, Levi and others also witness the occurrences of divine miracles that enable them to complete their journey and arrive in Salt Lake City. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1909270/synopsis Synopsis for 17 Miracles IMDb 2011-10-19 Among the Willie Handcart Company members depicted in the film is Agnes Caldwell (1847–1924), a nine-year-old Scottish-Irish girl who walked much of the journey with her feet wrapped in cloth after her shoes wore out near the Continental Divide. The film depicts Agnes and another girl holding hands and jumping over rattlesnakes along the trail — a scene drawn from Agnes's own account. Her story was later retold by her great-great-grandson Karl Beckstrand in the children's biography Agnes's Rescue: The True Story of an Immigrant Girl (Premio Publishing, 2021).Beckstrand, Karl. Agnes's Rescue: The True Story of an Immigrant Girl. Premio Publishing, 2021. Reception Reviews of the film have been mixed. Critic Sean P. Means of The Salt Lake Tribune thought that Christensen's eye for striking cinematography gave the film a "glossy look" and Wade's portrayal of the hardy Levi Savage "held the film together." However, Means suggested that the film's structure as a series of vignettes was "wearying" and some of the low-budget effects were "distracting."Movie review: '17 Miracles' a history lesson for LDS faithful https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=51900407&itype=CMSID live https://web.archive.org/web/20180519121058/http://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=51900407&itype=CMSID 2018-05-19 The Salt Lake Tribune en-USClark Cody Handcart saga lumbers and creaks in spotty '17 Miracles' https://www.heraldextra.com/entertainment/movies/handcart-saga-lumbers-and-creaks-in-spotty-miracles/article_d10b1771-2551-5fcd-b84c-d46249f70cf5.html 16 October 2019 Daily Herald Jun 2, 2011 16 October 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191016192545/https://www.heraldextra.com/entertainment/movies/handcart-saga-lumbers-and-creaks-in-spotty-miracles/article_d10b1771-2551-5fcd-b84c-d46249f70cf5.html dead Notes References Caresa Alexander 23 August 2011 Church News https://www.thechurchnews.com/archive/2011-08-23/17-miracles-37434 17 Miracles Sean P. Means 8 June 2011 The Salt Lake Tribune http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/blogsmoviecricket/51970556-66/monday-miracles-according-average.html.csp "17 Miracles" a big hit on Monday night Trent Toone 2 June 2011 Deseret News http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700141044/New-movie-17-Miracles-highlights-handcart-miracles.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110606062805/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700141044/New-movie-17-Miracles-highlights-handcart-miracles.html dead June 6, 2011 New movie '17 Miracles' highlights handcart miracles Doug Wright 3 June 2011 Deseret News http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700140954/17-Miracles-is-packed-with-emotion.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110605201208/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700140954/17-Miracles-is-packed-with-emotion.html dead June 5, 2011 '17 Miracles' is packed with emotion Doug Wright 3 June 2011 http://www.ksl.com/?nid=440&sid=15811449 Doug & the Movies: '17 Miracles' KSL-TV Martin Pioneer Company List Stories-of-the-Trail http://www.tellmystorytoo.com/members-martin-handcart-company External links http://www.17miracles.com 1909270 Category:2011 films Category:2011 adventure films Category:2011 biographical films Category:2011 English-language films Category:American biographical films Category:Mormon cinema Category:Films set in the 1850s Category:Films set in the United States Category:Films directed by T. 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