The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory
| The Alamo: 13 Days to Glory | |
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| Genre | Action Adventure Drama History War Western |
| Written by |
Lon Tinkle (book) Clyde Ware Norman Morrill (as Norman McLeod Morrill) |
| Directed by | Burt Kennedy |
| Starring |
James Arness Brian Keith Alec Baldwin |
| Theme music composer | Peter Bernstein |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Stockton Briggle Richard Carrothers Dennis Hennessy |
| Producer(s) |
Bill Finnegan Patricia Finnegan Sheldon Pinchuk |
| Location(s) | Alamo Village - Highway 674, Brackettville, Texas |
| Cinematography | John Elsenbach |
| Editor(s) | Michael N. Knue |
| Production company(s) |
Briggle, Hennessey, Carrothers & Associates The Finnegan Company Fries Entertainment Alamo Productions Orion |
| Distributor | NBC |
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| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | January 26, 1987 |
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.
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