The Alamo: 13 Days to Glory
The Alamo: 13 Days to Glory (1987) is a made-for-TV film about the 1836 Battle of the Alamo written and directed by Burt Kennedy, starring James Arness as Jim Bowie, Brian Keith as Davy Crockett, Alec Baldwin as Col. William Travis, Raul Julia as Santa Anna, and featuring a single scene cameo by Lorne Greene as Sam Houston. Unlike most other films about the Alamo — the most prominent other exception being the 1955 film The Last Command (which was released during the cultural frenzy created by Walt Disney's Davy Crockett television miniseries) — this version focuses on Bowie as the main character rather than Crockett.
The production was shot at Alamo Village, the Alamo replica built by John Wayne for his lavish 1960 film The Alamo.
Much of the footage of the final battle scene was recycled from earlier films.
Cast
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- James Arness as Jim Bowie
- Brian Keith as Davy Crockett
- Alec Baldwin as Colonel William Travis
- Raul Julia as General Santa Anna
- David Ogden Stiers as Colonel Black
- Jon Lindstrom as Capt. Almaron Dickinson
- Lorne Greene as Sam Houston
- Jim Metzler as Maj. James Bonham
- Tom Schanley as Pvt. Danny
- Fernando Allende as Col. Alamonte (Santa Anna's nephew)
- Kathleen York as Mrs. Susannah Dickinson
- Isela Vega as Senora Cos
- Gene Evans as McGregor
- Michael Wren as Juan Seguin
- Hinton Battle as Joe (Travis' servant)
- David Sheiner as Luis
- Noble Willingham as Dr. Pollard
- Eloy Casados as Gregorio
- Tony Becker as George Taylor
- Thomas Callaway as Col. James W. Fannin
- Buck Taylor as 'Colorado' Smith
- Jerry Potter as Jacob Walker (as Jerry Potter)
- Grainger Hines as Charles Despelier
- Tom Everett as Major Evans
- Stan Ivar as Doc Sutherland
- Ethan Wayne as Edward Taylor
- Jan Tríska as General Wolf
- Gary Kasper as Major Wheelwright
- John Furlong as Zanco
- Jay Baker as Hayes
- Dale Swann as Lt. Kimball
- Laura Fabian as Lucia
- Loyda Ramos as Senora Esparza
- Bel Hernandez as Mina (as Bel Sandre)
- Laura Harring as Santa Anna's bride (as Laura Martinez Harring)
- Nicky Blair as John Jones
- Red West as Cockran (uncredited)
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory at IMDb
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