The Last Command
The Last Command
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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Sterling Hayden
as Jim Bowie
Eduard Franz
as Lorenzo de Quesada
Roy Roberts
as Dr. Summerfield
Slim Pickens
as Abe
Edward Colmans
Ben Cooper
as Jeb Lacey
Virginia Grey
as Mrs. Dickinson
Argentina Brunetti
as Maria
Anna Maria Alberghetti
as Consuelo de Quesada
J. Carrol Naish
as General Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana
John Russell
as Lt. Dickinson
Jim Davis
as Ben Evans
Otto Kruger
as Stephen F. Austin
Hugh Sanders
as Sam Houston
Kermit Maynard
as Cantina Barfly
Morris Ankrum
Richard Carlson
as William B. Travis
Arthur Hunnicutt
as Davy Crockett
Ernest Borgnine
as Mike Radin
Russell Simpson
as The Parson
Rico Alaniz
Vicente Padula
