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Mood:
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- Folk HeroSoldierLeadershipRescueOfficers and CadetsHeroic MissionDangerEscapades more...
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Genres:
- DramaPeriodWesternHistoricalWar
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Time/Period:
- 19th Century
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- MexicoLatin AmericaTexasUSABattle Zone
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- Epic
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The Last Command, 1955
English
USA
Profile of The Last Command
The mood of The Last Command is exciting, captivating, and rough. The plot centers around officers and cadets, a folk hero, and leadership. It is a drama, period, and western movie. Stylistically, The Last Command is epic. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It takes place, at least partly, in a battlezone. The Last Command is set in Texas, Mexico, and South America. It happens in the 19th century. It is a remake, drawn from a biography, and originally a true story.
Summary of The Last Command
Historical re-creation wizard Frank Lloyd (CAVALCADE, HOWARDS OF VIRGINIA, MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY) brought the battle of the Alamo to the silver screen in his final film. This historical account of the life of Jim Bowie stars Sterling Hayden as the heroic Mexican who fought and died for Texas. Bowie, brave and determined, pleads with his American neighbors (Ernest Borgnine and Richard Carlson) as well as the feared Mexican general Santa Ana (J. Carrol Naish) to pursue peace but ultimately resigns himself to war. Joined by Davy Crockett (Arthur Hunnicutt) and a handful of doomed men, Bowie courageously fights for Texan freedom at the site of America's most famous battleground. The 187 doomed men hold off thousands of Mexican soldiers for nearly two weeks. Excellent battle scenes from director Lloyd, a moving love story, a fine script, and beautiful performances from Hayden, Borgnine, and Carlson make THE LAST COMMAND well worth watching.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 3 August 1955 |
| Runtime: | 110 min |
Cast and Crew
as Jim Bowie
as Consuelo de Quesada
as William B. Travis
as Davy Crockett
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