Historical drama detailing the 1835-36 Texas revolution before, during, and after the famous siege of the Alamo (February 23-March 6, 1836) where 183 Texans (American-born Texans) and Tejanos (Mexican-born Texans) commanded by Colonel Travis, along with Davey Crockett and Jim Bowie, were besieged in an abandoned mission outside San Antonio by a Mexican army of nearly 2,000 men under the personal command of the dictator of Mexico, General Santa Anna, as well as detailing the Battle of San Jacinto (April 21, 1836) where General Sam Houston’s rag-tag army of Texans took on and defeated Santa Anna’s army which led to the indepedence of Texas.
Release Date: 9 April 2004Runtime: 137 min
Stars:
- Billy Bob Thornton
- Dennis Quaid
- Emilio Echevarría
- Jason Patric
- Joe Stevens
- Jordi Mollà
- Kevin Page
- Laura Clifton
- Leon Rippy
- Marc Blucas
- Patrick Wilson
- Ricardo Chavira
- Robert Prentiss
- Stephen Bruton
- Tom Davidson
Director: John Lee Hancock
