The Last Command
6.3
“THE BUGLE SOUNDS... No Mercy! No Quarter! for the brave women and 180 gallant men!”
During the Texas War of Independence of 1836 American frontiersman and pioneer Jim Bowie pleads for caution with the rebellious Texicans. They don't heed his advice since he's a Mexican citizen, married to the daughter of the Mexican vice-governor of the province and a friend to General Santa Anna since the days they had fought together for Mexico's independence. After serving as president for 22 years, Santa Anna has become too powerful and arrogant. He rules Mexico with an iron fist and he would not allow Texas to self-govern. Bowie sides with the Texans in their bid for independence and urges a cautious strategy, given Santa Anna's power and cunning. Despite the disagreement between the Texicans and Bowie regarding the right strategy they ask Bowie to lead them in a last-ditch stand, at Alamo, against General Santa Anna's numerically superior forces.
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Cast
22 people
Sterling Hayden
Jim Bowie
Known for
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
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Anna Maria Alberghetti
Consuelo de Quesada
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Cinderfella
Richard Carlson
William B. Travis
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Creature from the Black Lagoon
It Came from Outer Space
Arthur Hunnicutt
Davy Crockett
Known for
El Dorado
The Tall T
Ernest Borgnine
Mike Radin
Known for
Escape from New York
Jesus of Nazareth
J. Carrol Naish
General Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana
Known for
House of Frankenstein
Sahara
Ben Cooper
Jeb Lacey
Known for
Johnny Guitar
The Rose Tattoo
John Russell
Lt. Dickinson
Known for
Rio Bravo
Pale Rider
Virginia Grey
Mrs. Dickinson
Known for
All That Heaven Allows
The Naked Kiss
Jim Davis
Ben Evans
Known for
Dallas
The Day Time Ended
Eduard Franz
Lorenzo de Quesada
Known for
The Thing from Another World
The Ten Commandments
Otto Kruger
Stephen F. Austin
Known for
High Noon
Dracula's Daughter
Frank Lloyd Director · Warren Duff Screenplay Sy Bartlett Story
United States release August 3, 1955 · Produced in United States · Languages English, German, Spanish
Production
Republic Pictures
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German · Spanish
Release dates
United States · August 3, 1955
Theatrical
France
March 7, 1956 · Theatrical
February 13, 2025 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
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