
During the Texas War of Independence of 1836 American frontiersman and pioneer Jim Bowie pleads for caution with the rebellious Texicans.They don't heed his advice since he's a Mexican citizen,married to the daughter of the Mexican vice-governor of the province and a friend to General Santa Anna since the days they had fought together for Mexico's independence.After serving as president for 22 years,Santa Anna has become too powerful and arrogant.He rules Mexico with an iron ... (Full plot summary below)
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During the Texas War of Independence of 1836 American frontiersman and pioneer Jim Bowie pleads for caution with the rebellious Texicans.They don't heed his advice since he's a Mexican citizen,married to the daughter of the Mexican vice-governor of the province and a friend to General Santa Anna since the days they had fought together for Mexico's independence.After serving as president for 22 years,Santa Anna has become too powerful and arrogant.He rules Mexico with an iron fist and he would not allow Texas to self-govern.Bowie sides with the Texans in their bid for independence and urges a cautious strategy,given Santa Anna's power and cunning.Despite the disagreement between the Texicans and Bowie regarding the right strategy they ask Bowie to lead them in a last ditch stand, at Alamo, against General Santa Anna's numerically superior forces.
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| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzHistorical Western that runs roughshod over history. |
| The SpectatorVirginia GrahamStarring Sterling Haydn, Ernest Borgnine and Anna Marie Alberghetti, this stodgily cooked slab of history is memorable only for its battle scenes, which are truly rousing. |
| User ReviewAllan Cwell umn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch..its a good movie 2 watch..its got a good cast of actors/actressess throguhout this movie...i think that both sterling hayden n richard carlson play good parts throughout this movie...i think that the fight scenes n the gun shoot outs are pretty kewl throughout this movie...i think that the director of this action/adventure/westrern/drama/classics movie had done a good job of directing this movie becauase you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie..its a really enjoyable movie 2 watch n its got a good cast throughout this movie |
| User ReviewGreg Wanother version of the 'battle of the alamo' pic like john wayne's 'the alamo' |
| User ReviewGregory Wanother winner from my favorite male actostirling rocks! |
| User ReviewPaul DA decent enough attempt to tell the story of The Alamo, although Sterling Hayden's on-screen presence often overshadows the story. There's also a Hollywood attempt to put a lot of pro-US gloss on the proceedings, possibly to help sell more seats at the theaters. |
| User ReviewDarren SThe Republic did a good job with this film, especially in their choice of actors. Sterling Hayden is a convincing Jim Bowie, and also Richard Carlson as William B. Travis. Arthur Hunnicutt did a good job as Davy Crockett. Ana Maria Alberghetti has a sweet face and through the live she shows for Jim Bowie, we are able to understand what a living legend he must have been. All films about the story of Texas has one problem: it is confusing to those who are not familiar with it. [i]The Last Command[/i] suffers from this problem, too many events are only mentioned, without being shown. This movie is good but could have been better. |
| User ReviewPaul CUnfortunately this film compares very badly to the two better known 'Alamo' films with far too much focus on Hayden's Jim Bowie and the annoying Alberghetti as the ever swooning Consuela. Perhaps my opinion would be more favourable had i seen this first, but the battle scenes are less than impressive in comparison also. |