The Last Command
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Time Out says
In the '20s and '30s, directors came no bigger than Frank Lloyd: he helmed Cavalcade and Mutiny on the Bounty and won a couple of Oscars. Hardly remembered now, his career ended with this reconstruction of the siege of the Alamo. As with the John Wayne epic of 1960, it's a travesty of history, and focuses on Jim Bowie (Hayden) rather more than Davy Crockett (Hunnicutt). The message is the same as in Wayne's film - better Tex than Mex - though the production values are considerably less impressive. This is a Republic Studios Western, so don't look for thousands of extras. But Lloyd's old professionalism produces some good battle footage.Author: ATu
Release details
UK release:
1955
Duration:
106 mins
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Cast:
John Russell, Ben Cooper, Virginia Grey, J Carrol Naish, Ernest Borgnine, Arthur Hunnicutt, Richard Carlson, Anna Maria Alberghetti, Sterling Hayden, Slim Pickens
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