The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory

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.

Cast

James Arness

as Jim Bowie

Brian Keith

as Colonel Davy Crockett

Alec Baldwin

as Colonel William Barrett Travis

Kathleen York

as Mrs. Susannah Dickinson

David Ogden Stiers

as Colonel Black

Jim Metzler

as Major James Bonham

Tom Schanley

as Private Danny Cloud

Raúl Juliá

as General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

Jon Lindstrom

as Captain Almeron Dickinson

Fernando Allende

as Col. Alamonte - Santa Anna's Nephew

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