Days of glory is an infantry film, and bouchareb puts his camera right down in the dirt with his men. Lyrics to ballad of the alamo from the alamo by john wayne from the country sounds of the 60s, vol. The movie is entertaining, enlighting, and is useful for instruction. The film stars matthew broderick, cary elwes, morgan freeman, and denzel washington in his oscarwinning role. The alamo siege lasted for days between february 23 march 6, 1836. 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. William travis alec baldwin, is able to focus upon the battle against the mexican soldiers. Like song of russia and mission to moscow before it, days of glory is a paean to the courage and resourcefulness of the soviet union during ww2 this was long. Days of glory is a powerful historical epic that pays homage to a valiant group of soldiers whose sacrifices have largely been forgotten. Like song of russia and mission to moscow before it, days of glory is a paean to the courage and resourcefulness of the soviet union during ww2 this was long before the russians became the stock villains in hollywood films. Lee majors, david carradine, burt kennedy, jerry jameson.
Command falls to travis after bowie is hurt when he is knocked off a wall by a cannon shot several days into the siege, which probably sounds more heroic than the real man, who developed tuberculosis due to a weakened immune system caused by lengthy drunken binges. Split the difference in years between the two major movies, and we get a tv movie from 1987, the alamo. Our representative will get in touch with the customer with the. William travis make a heroic last stand against the mexican army of several thousand men led by general santa anna. Our aim is to build a comprehensive listing of movies and tv shows available to date.
Highlights of this film are the battle action scenes. These war scenes are powerful, and that is what makes up days of glory, because in the end, days of glory is one of the few good but flawed war films worth a damn. Kennedy and his advisers study highaltitude photos and intelligence reports, and wonder if khrushchevs word can be trusted. Against orders and with no help of relief texas patriots led by. Brian keith plays davy crockett and james arness is. The thirteen days of glory timeline timetoast timelines. In the movie, the siege of the alamo forces the temporary texan government to rush to hold a convention to declare independence. They also learned facts that are disputed and decided for themselves whether to accept them or not.
Great memorable quotes and script exchanges from the alamo. Thirteen days to glory movie, hero, heroine, etc is available in our gallery section. Thirteen days to glory 1987 was made for tv and directed by one of dukes directors, burt kennedy. It marked the film debut of tamara toumanova and gregory peck. The story goes that the author of glory, kevin jarre, was walking across boston common one day when he noticed something about a civil war memorial that he had never noticed before. Thirteen days to glory you are looking for exciting, rough and serious movies about with battles, heroic mission, isolation, tough heroes, war, revolution and state affairs themes of action, adventure and drama genre shot in usa. The movies writers used this information to create the script. It is also worth noting that this movie was the final film appearance of lorne greene. Thirteen days to glory plot and find out who is in the cast and crew at. The siege of the alamo volume 2 southwest landmarks tinkle, lon on. Thirteen days to glory movie downloads we do not offer to watch the alamo. Coming attractions for you 2020s most anticipated movies.
This vivid depiction of heroism and agony features a superb cast. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing days of glory 1944 near you. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Glory internet movie firearms database guns in movies, tv. The siege of the alamo volume 2 southwest landmarks. This is the exceptional story of americas first unit of african american soldiers during the civil war and the young, inexperienced northerner whos given the job of training and leading them. Thirteen days to glory the 1987 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio.
In fact the duke connection goes on to include star james arness, and dukes son ethan wayne. Thirteen days to glory tz, texan revolution 18351836 add comments. In san antonio a ragtag army of settlers and ranchers struggle against the troops of mexican leader gen. The script correctly shows that most of the volunteers followed bowie. Far better then most movies made by hollywood during wwii days of glory didnt overdo the russian heroics as well as the evil and viciousness of the invading germans. The valor and anguish of the alamo is resurrected in this 80s effort that features a considerably accomplished cast.
They are gripping and moving, like all war movies should be. With james arness, brian keith, alec baldwin, david ogden stiers. The battle of the alamo as portayed in the movie, the alamo. It dramatizes the cuban missile crisis of 1962, seen from. It dramatizes the cuban missile crisis of 1962, seen from the perspective of the us political leadership. My students got extra credit for finding the movies facts, while learning and retaining valuable information.
This movie is unique in that it focuses on bowie as the main. The battle of the alamo has been the focus of major studio productions like john waynes the alamo in 1960 or more recently in the accurate, welltold 2004 version that flopped in theaters. Moreover, the dismissal of the politicians as being unable to make a government is erroneous. Davy crockett, jim bowie and a handful of texans met santa anna.
Thirteen days is a 2000 american historical political thriller film directed by roger donaldson. The point is, you trade our missiles in turkey for theirs in cuba, theyre gonna force us into trade after trade, until finally, a couple of months from now they demand something we wont trade, like berlin, and we do end up in a war. Apr 10, 2012 it has even been shown as a background piece in movies focusing on the texas revolution as a whole. Have really enjoyed this movie and glad to be able to get it digitally to have when traveling. In thirteen chapters, lon tinkle tells the daybyday story of how. Thirteen days to glory tv movie 1987 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. For those too young to relate directly to the timeless urgency of the crisis that played out over days in october 1962, thirteen days joins the classic tv treatment the missiles of october 1973 as an intense and thoughtprovoking study of leadership under pressure. Days of glory is a 1944 american film which tells the story of a group of soviet guerrillas fighting back during the 1941 nazi invasion of russia. Thirteen days to glory cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Videoloverfan2008 favorite favorite favorite favorite. Thirteen days to glory one mans hero 2 dvd set exclusive. Although the american civil war is often referred to as the war to free the slaves, it had never occurred to jarre or, apparently, to very many others that blacks. Jul 15, 2011 a few days later, briggle sent over a book by his college professor at southern methodist in dallas. Brian keith plays davy crockett and james arness is jim bowie.
And if the word glory in the english title reminds you of the 1989 multipleoscarwinning movie with morgan freeman and. Roger ebert of the chicago suntimes gave thirteen days a rating of 3 stars out of 4, and said the movie s taut, flat style is appropriate for a story that is more about facts and speculation than about action. Most of us are familiar with the john wayne movie, the alamo. Thirteen days to glory movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Glory is the 1989 american civil war film that recounts the formation of the 54th massachusetts volunteer infantry regiment, the first allblack union regiment to fight in the conflict. Rachid boucharebs days of glory is a rousing, oldfashioned world war ii platoon movie in the gritty tradition of combat pictures like don siegels hell is for heroes, sam fullers the big red one and steven spielbergs saving private ryan. Thats the thing that strikes you most about the battle scenes, which are shot with impact and immediacy not the blood, not the smoke, but the dirt. Producer casey robinson took a gamble with the project, casting the leading roles with movie newcomers. Since, we do not take payments online at this time, there is 0% risk in placing order for movies you like on our website.
Brian keith plays davy crockett and james arness is jim bowie who, although at. It was also the first film produced by screen writer casey robinson, who in early january 1943 had been contracted by rko radio pictures to write and produce the film under. Bowie clashes with colonel william travis alec baldwin, but is able to bury his differences to focus upon the battle against the mexican soldiers. The bravest thing that happened in the movie, in regard to the russian partisans, was when young mitya, glen veron, was captured by the german army. Based in part on the actual letters of that young officer and brought to life with astonishing skill and believability. Thirteen days to glory, starring james arness and alec baldwin.
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