The Last Command (1955 film)
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Original Australian film poster
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| Directed by | Frank Lloyd |
| Produced by | Frank Lloyd |
| Screenplay by | Warren Duff |
| Story by | Sy Bartlett |
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Sterling Hayden Anna Maria Alberghetti Richard Carlson Arthur Hunnicutt Ernest Borgnine J. Carrol Naish |
| Music by | Max Steiner |
| Cinematography | Jack A. Marta |
| Edited by | Tony Martinelli |
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Republic Pictures
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| Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
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Running time
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110 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Last Command is a 1955 Trucolor Western film directed by Frank Lloyd starring Sterling Hayden, Anna Maria Alberghetti, Richard Carlson, Arthur Hunnicutt, Ernest Borgnine and J. Carrol Naish. about Jim Bowie and the fall of the Alamo during the Texas War of Independence in 1836. Filmed by Republic Pictures, the picture was an unusually expensive undertaking for the low-budget studio. Released during the Walt Disney Davy Crockett frenzy, the film follows Jim Bowie (Sterling Hayden), who was initially a friend to Generalissimo Antonio López de Santa Anna (J. Carrol Naish) but now sides with the Texans in their bid for independence.
The film was originally set to be produced and directed by John Wayne but Republic Pictures head Herbert Yates wanted Wayne only to star, not produce or direct as Wayne wanted. Wayne left Republic to form Wayne-Fellows Productions. Five years later he would play Davy Crockett in, as well as direct, the three-hour-plus Todd-AO production The Alamo, released by United Artists, that featured many elements of The Last Command in its screenplay.
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