Summary A re-enactment of the 13-day siege of the Alamo, the defining moment of the Texas revolution. Extensive use is made of original documents, from both sides of the battle, with legend (the famous line in the sand) presented as legend, and no historical rewriting. Filmed where it happened, on the 160th anniversary of the death of 189 heroes who died for Texas independence on March 6, 1836. View more details
Directed : Paul Wagner Nina Gilden Seavey
Written : Unknown
Stars : Hal Holbrook Jack Edmondson
Genres : History War Western Documentary
Release date : Mar 8, 1996
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Filming locations : Alamo Village - Highway 674, Brackettville, Texas, USA
Production companies : Discovery Channel Pictures Discovery Communications George Washington University Center for History in the Media
Summary A re-enactment of the 13-day siege of the Alamo, the defining moment of the Texas revolution. Extensive use is made of original documents, from both sides of the battle, with legend (the famous line in the sand) presented as legend, and no historical rewriting. Filmed where it happened, on the 160th anniversary of the death of 189 heroes who died for Texas independence on March 6, 1836. View more details
Genres : History War Western Documentary
Release date : Mar 8, 1996
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Filming locations : Alamo Village - Highway 674, Brackettville, Texas, USA
Production companies : Discovery Channel Pictures Discovery Communications George Washington University Center for History in the Media
