Houston: The Legend of Texas (TV 1986)

Director:

Peter Levin

Writers:

Frank Q. Dobbs (story), John Binder (story),

Stars:

Sam Elliott, Claudia Christian, Devon Ericson

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sam Elliott	...	Sam Houston
Claudia Christian	...	Eliza Allen
Devon Ericson	...	Tiana Rogers
Michael C. Gwynne	...	Mosely Baker
Donald Moffat	...	Col. John Allen
John Quade	...	Sen. Stansbury
Ned Romero	...	Chief John Jolley
William Russ	...	William Travis
John P. Ryan	...	David Burnett
James Stephens	...	Stephen Austin
Richard Yniguez	...	Gen. Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
Michael Beck	...	Jim Bowie
Bo Hopkins	...	Col. Sidney Sherman
G.D. Spradlin	...	President Andrew Jackson
Ritch Brinkley	...	Sen. Buckley

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

bowie knife | battlefield | old west | soldier | fortress | 

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | History | War | Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 November 1986 (USA)

Also Known As:

Gone to Texas

Filming Locations:

Alamo Village - Highway 674, Brackettville, Texas, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Friedgen Productions, J.D. Feigelson Productions, TAFT Entertainment Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

144 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Santa Anna's troops lower the flag over the Alamo, it is a United States Flag. The Texans fought for the independence of Texas not for the USA. The only flag known to fly over the Alamo during the siege was of the New Orleans Greys. Possibly also a Mexican Tricolor with two gold stars in the center field representing Coahuila (a Mexican State) and Texas.

User Reviews

Cheesy, but all-in-all, not too bad

Saw this over the weekend. The story of the founding of the Republic of Texas (the Battle of the Alamo, the Battle of San Jacinto) and all the real people who were involved is extremely dramatic in itself. Therefore, no matter how it is treated, it is always going to look "over the top"; in the light of the late 20th and early 21st centuries, that "drama" will seem hokey. But Sam Elliott deserves an acknowledgement of at least trying to portray Sam Houston was an actual human being (Houston was a true statesman- one who looked at the future consequences); Sam Elliott did the same sort of "humanizing" for Wild Bill Hickock, another person who can easily be overdone because that was how he was. Katharine Ross did well as Mrs. Dickinson, the woman who was buried with the sobriquet: The Only Survivor of the Alamo. Maybe someday, people will also know the importance of Emily Morgan (the real Yellow Rose of Texas). Factually, this was a correct filmplay, not as bloody as it could have been. Somewhat cheesy, but all-in-all, not too bad.