Thirteen days to glory 1987 burt kennedy, peter werner on allmovie the valor and anguish of the alamo is resurrected. The legend of texas 1986, texas 1994, sharpes siege 1996. 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 heady. Alec baldwin, james arness, brian keith, lee majors. Lyrics for ballad of the alamo thirteen days of glory by marty robbins.
It is in between the 1960 john wayne grand spectacular and the more recent thorntonquaid 1996 outing. Yet another episode in history has been singled out for a closeup, day to day account, as it actually happened and that one of the most poignant, dramatic events in american history, the siege of the alamo, when 183 determined men waited for reenforcements that never came. With james arness, brian keith, alec baldwin, david ogden stiers. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. February 23, 1836, began the siege of the alamo, a day moment in history that turned a ruined spanish mission in the heart of downtown san. The whole thing reads like a clip job from older and unreliable books like lon tinkles days to glory. Sorry only verified members can post on the forums.
Listen online and get new recommendations, only at. A few days later, briggle sent over a book by his college professor at southern methodist in dallas. To the thirteen days of glory at the siege of alamo. The mexicans have taken over, but they pay tribute to the fallen at the siege of the alamo. The 1987 nbc television miniseries about the 1836 battle of the alamo starring james arness as james bowie, brian keith as davy crockett. The thirteen days of glory timeline timetoast timelines. Thirteen days to glory 1987 was made for tv and directed by one of dukes directors, burt kennedy. Thirteen days to glory the 1987 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio.
The filming was done on john waynes reconstructed san antonio village of the time at nearby brackettville, texas. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. It is also worth noting that this movie was the final film. 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. Of the alamos roughly 180 defenders, only were nativeborn texansand 11 of those were mexicanand 50 were europeanborn. The battle of the alamo as portayed in the movie, the alamo. In the southern part of texas in the town of san antone theres a fortress all in ruins th. Watch the clip titled days of glory for the film the alamo 1960. Marty robbins ballad of the alamo thirteen days of.
Jim bowie james arness, davy crockett brian keith and about 185 others face thousands of santa annas raul julia troops at the texas fort in 1836. My etsy shop is open with pdf downloads including june. The production values are quite good, considering that a substantial amount of the fighting during the siege, including the climactic final attack, were at. Thirteen days to glory region 2 2 dvd from amazons movies store. It is a story filled with human drama, and lon tinkle captures that drama well in his 1958 book days to glory. The siege of the alamo volume 2 southwest landmarks tinkle, lon on. Against orders and with no help of relief texas patriots led by. Thirteen days to glory is a significantly better representation of the historic battle than its better known namesake. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Battle of the alamo thirteen days to glory university of texas unknown stephen l. The siege and the final assault on the alamo in 1836 constitute the most celebrated military engagement in texas history. 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, starring james arness and alec baldwin. Listen to ballad of the alamo thirteen days of glory from marty robbinss under western skies for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists.
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