Thirteen days to glory tv is a film directed by burt kennedy with james arness, brian keith, alec baldwin, david ogden stiers, year. The story of the famed siege of the alamo during the texas revolution, in which a small band of soldiers held off an overwhelming army under the mexican general santa anna long enough to allow the texan army to gather its. Thirteen days to glory is a significantly better representation of the historic battle than its better known namesake. I guess you can start a thread on the blemishes of any alamo movie and there will be folks enough to jump in and tell what they didnt like about it. Davy crockett, jim bowie and a handful of texans met santa anna. Thirteen days to glory movie, hero, heroine, etc is available in our gallery section. Colonel william travis tells the defenders of the alamo that their is no help coming and makes a line for those who whish to stay.
Thirteen days to glory year 1987 720p primewire mobile release date 1987 the alamo. The alamo thirteen days to glory tv movie 1987 imdb the alamo 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. In the movie, the siege of the alamo forces the temporary texan government to rush to hold a convention to declare independence. Thats really the key to this movie, travis comes of age as he has to take full command, bowie learning to respect the kid, crockett trying to ease tensions between. In 1836, at the alamo 181 texas rebels led by jim bowie, davy crokett and col. Thirteen days to glory 1987 james arness in the alamo. Thirteen days to glory release date 1987 format mobile transmission full the alamo. It has even been shown as a background piece in movies focusing on the texas revolution as a whole. The alamo 2004 the alamo 1960 other alamo and related movies.
Thirteen days to glory drama putlocker extension 1080p. The valor and anguish of the alamo is resurrected in this 80s effort that features a considerably accomplished cast. William travis make a heroic last stand against the mexican army of several thousand men led by general santa anna. 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. It was only the second full length, nonfiction book to be published about the battle of the alamo, following john myers myers 1948 book, the alamo. This movie is unique in that it focuses on bowie as the main character rather than crockett. Lyrics to ballad of the alamo from the alamo by john wayne from the country sounds of the 60s, vol.
I thought over all this was pretty accurate depiction of the battle of the alamo. Thirteen days to glory the 1987 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. This movie is unique in that it focuses on bowie as the main. Thirteen days to glory vhs movie full miniseries video james arness. Factory vhs movie the alamo alec baldwin brian keith james. Thirteen days to glory 1987 burt kennedy, peter werner on allmovie the valor and anguish of the alamo is. Thirteen days to glory tv movie 1987 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In san antonio a ragtag army of settlers and ranchers struggle against the troops of mexican leader gen. Thirteen days to glory complete 1987 tv movie duration. Apr 10, 2012 it has even been shown as a background piece in movies focusing on the texas revolution as a whole. Thirteen days to glory cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
In fact the duke connection goes on to include star james arness, and dukes son ethan wayne. Thirteen days to glory 1987 was made for tv and directed by one of dukes directors, burt kennedy. Thirteen days to glory movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Nov 03, 2019 the alamo thirteen days to glory tv movie 1987 imdb the alamo 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. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. Brian keith plays davy crockett and james arness is jim bowie who, although at. 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. Alamo movie alamo san antonio cowboy town historical photos historical artifacts texas. This full scale adobe replica of the alamo recalls john beckmannss latenineteenthcentury conjectural view of the ruins. Actually, the convention was held on schedule, and had been arranged several months earlier. Jul 15, 2011 a few days later, briggle sent over a book by his college professor at southern methodist in dallas.
The alamo thirteen days to glory 1987 final battle. Burt kennedy against orders and with no help of relief texas patriots led by william travis alec baldwin, jim bowie james arness, and davy crockett brian keith defend the alamo against overwhelming mexican forces. Thirteen days to glory one mans hero 2 dvd set exclusive by alec baldwin. Thirteen days to glory, starring james arness and alec baldwin. Given the delay in receiving messages from the alamo, the convention was not even aware of the full danger in time to save it.
Brian keith plays davy crockett and james arness is. Brian keith plays davy crockett and james arness is jim bowie who, although at odds at times with his leader colonel william travis alec baldwin, is able to focus upon the battle against the mexican soldiers. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. It is also worth noting that this movie was the final film. The story of the famed siege of the alamo during the texas revolution, in which a small band of soldiers held off an overwhelming army under the mexican. It takes a true texan to fully appreciate the merits of this rather pedestrian retelling of a familiar story, but the battle scenes are pretty. Feb 29, 2020 the alamo siege lasted for days between february 23 march 6, 1836.
The story of the famed siege of the alamo during the texas revolution, in which a small band of soldiers held off an overwhelming army under the mexican general santa anna long enough to allow the. That being said, im only going to focus my remarks on the good points of days to glory. Santa annas army attacks the alamo in full force at dawn and kill all the defenders. Highlights of this film are the battle action scenes. The alamo siege lasted for days between february 23 march 6, 1836. Thirteen days to glory extension android drama store format avi online 5k 1987 yr the alamo.
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