Thirteen days to glory is a significantly better representation of the historic battle than its better known namesake. The alamo thirteen days to glory 1987 march 6, 1836 duration. The alamo siege lasted for days between february 23 march 6, 1836. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Brian keith, 66, played davy crockett, who was 49 at the alamo. Nov 11, 2012 the battle of the alamo as portayed in the movie, the alamo.
Thirteen days to glory, starring james arness and alec baldwin. A glaring problem with this film s casting is the fact that almost all the major players in the alamo siege are portrayed by actors who are ridiculously overage for their parts. The 1987 nbc television miniseries about the 1836 battle of the alamo starring james arness as james bowie, brian keith as davy crockett. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. Thirteen days to glory, james arness variation of his mentor john waynes 1960 classic, attempts to present the famous 1836 texas siege in human terms, utilizing the more intimate medium of television to make the story of the defenders more understandable. The alamo thirteen days to glory dvd r2 alec baldwin brian. His last role was as general sam houston, in the television movie alamo.
In the third film, it is in the form of a military dirge. James arness, 64, played jim bowie, who was 40 at the time. Thirteen days to glory 1987 was made for tv and directed by one of dukes directors, burt kennedy. Highlights of this film are the battle action scenes. Thirteen days to glory add to watchlist the legendary last stand of revolutionary texas volunteers at the alamo in 1836 the embattled garrison led by jim bowie and davy crockett.
Thirteen days to glory you are looking for exciting, rough and serious movies about with battles, heroic mission, isolation, tough heroes, war, revolution and state affairs themes of action, adventure and drama genre shot in usa. The film was made for the texas sesquicentennial celebration and based on the book of the same name. The alamo thirteen days to glory 1987 final battle youtube. It was the first movie location built in texas, originally constructed for and best known as the setting for the alamo 1960, directed by john wayne and starring wayne, richard.
Three of the actors were considerably older than the reallife people they played. Thirteen days to glory complete 1987 tvmovie duration. Jim bowie, for instance, was only 39 at the time of the siege, while james arness was 64 at the time of filming. It was the first movie location built in texas, originally constructed for and best known as the setting for the alamo 1960, directed by john wayne and starring wayne, richard widmark, laurence harvey and frankie avalon. From 1963 to 1972, he cohosted the macys thanksgiving day parade with betty white on nbctv. Santa annas army attacks the alamo in full force at dawn and kill all the defenders. The siege of the alamo volume 2 southwest landmarks tinkle, lon on. The siege of the alamo volume 2 southwest landmarks. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of. Thirteen days to glory region 2 2 dvd from amazons movies store. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. Two for texas complete 1998 tvmovie remember the alamo. This movie is unique in that it focuses on bowie as the main character rather than crockett.
It is depicted as a bugle call in disneys davy crockett, king of the wild frontier 1955, in the last command 1955, in viva max. After the alamo falls to the mexicans, santa anna raul julia orders susannah dickinson to tell all. Brian keith plays davy crockett and james arness is jim bowie who, although at. Have really enjoyed this movie and glad to be able to get it digitally to have when traveling. The attack however occurred early in the morning before daylight. In san antonio a ragtag army of settlers and ranchers struggle against the troops of mexican leader gen. The movie stayed pretty close to book by the title. Against orders and with no help of relief texas patriots led by william travis, jim bowie, and davy crockett defend the alamo against overwhelming mexican forces. He also had another television series hit in battlestar galactia which ran from 1978 to 1980. After the alamo falls to the mexicans, santa anna raul julia orders susannah dickinson to tell all about the alamo. The production values are quite good, considering that a substantial amount of the fighting during the siege, including the climactic final attack, were at night, a fact accurately depicted in this film.
The valor and anguish of the alamo is resurrected in this 80s effort that features a considerably accomplished cast. Lyrics to ballad of the alamo from the alamo by john wayne from the country sounds of the 60s, vol. In 1836, at the alamo 181 texas rebels led by jim bowie, davy crokett and col. Thirteen days to glory 1987 james arness and brian keith in the alamo. Thirteen days to glory not rated 2h 20min action, adventure, biography tv movie 26 january 1987 against orders and with no help of relief texas patriots led by william travis, jim bowie, and davy crockett defend the alamo against overwhelming mexican forces. The battle of the alamo as portayed in the movie, the alamo. I thought over all this was pretty accurate depiction of the battle of the alamo. Feb 23, 2019 after the alamo falls to the mexicans, santa anna raul julia orders susannah dickinson to tell all about the alamo. New york times subscribers enjoy full access to timesmachineview over 150 years of new. The best film on the battle of san antonio, texas in march 1836, was john waynes 1960 epic the alamo.