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The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory (1987) (TV)
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26 January 1987 (USA)
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The story of the famed siege of the Alamo during the Texas Revolution, in which a small band of soldiers...
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Nominated for Primetime Emmy.
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Traditional Story Well Retold
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | James Arness | ... | Jim Bowie |
| Brian Keith | ... | Col. Davy Crockett |
 | Alec Baldwin | ... | Col. William Barrett Travis |
 | David Ogden Stiers | ... | Col. Black |
 | Jim Metzler | ... | Maj. James Bonham |
 | Tom Schanley | ... | Pvt. Danny Cloud |
 | Fernando Allende | ... | Col. Alamonte (Santa Anna's nephew) |
 | Kathleen York | ... | Mrs. Susannah Dickinson |
| Isela Vega | ... | Senora Cos |
 | Raul Julia | ... | Gen. Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana |
| Gene Evans | ... | McGregor |
| Michael Wren | ... | Juan Seguin |
 | Jon Lindstrom | ... | Capt. Almeron Dickinson |
| Hinton Battle | ... | Joe (Travis' servant) |
 | David Sheiner | ... | Luis |
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140 min | Australia:167 min
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Final film appearance of Lorne Greene.
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Gen. Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna:
History teaches us, gentlemen, that great generals remain generals by never underestimating their opposition.
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Features The Last Command (1955)
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13 days to Glory tells the traditional tale with sympathy toward the Mexican viewpoint. The major problem in this movie was that while cowboy actor James Arness played the part of Jim Bowie persuasively, the rest of the name actors in the cast Brian Keith (Davy Crocket) and Lorne Greene (Sam Houston) were too old.
Raul Julia played General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna with grace and dignity owed to the professional soldier who after all won the battle. The scene where he upbraids his officers for failing to mount a guard and prevent a sortee is one the scriptwriters did not understand. Failing to keep watch is a major remiss in the military. Santa Anna was within his prerogatives to be angry. Raul Julia magnificently carried poor writing through the scene.
Kathleen York was an impressive Susannah Dickinson, a woman who deserves to be remembered for her courage. However, Kathleen York might have been reminded that as Dickinsons hailed from Pennsylvania they probable dis not sound very Southron.