The Last Command

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The Last Command

1955

1h 50m

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Western

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In this fact-based film, legendary Texan Jim Bowie (Sterling Hayden) attempts to come to a nonviolent compromise with Mexican President Santa Anna (J. Carrol Naish), but the negotiations soon turn sour. Consuelo de Quesada (Anna Maria Alberghetti), a Mexican girl with close ties to Jim, then warns him that Santa Ana's men are planning to invade. So Jim, Davy Crockett (Arthur Hunnicutt) and a tiny crew of courageous Texans hide out in an abandoned mission, awaiting the violent confrontation.

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

Aug 1

6/10

The Last Command is, all in all, a very worthy film, but it suffers from an excess of gravitas that makes the dialogue-based scenes somewhat long and tiresome.

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André Bazin

L'Obs (France)

12/08/2021

The exceptional variety of this cast is underlined and deepened by much stronger directing of the actors than is common in a genre where character psychology remains mostly conventional, hence superficial.

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Raquel Stecher

Out of the Past

02/11/2019

The Last Command (1955) is not exceptional but is enjoyable.

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Virginia Graham

The Spectator

06/19/2018

Starring Sterling Haydn, Ernest Borgnine and Anna Marie Alberghetti, this stodgily cooked slab of history is memorable only for its battle scenes, which are truly rousing.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

01/28/2009

B-

Historical Western that runs roughshod over history.

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05/04/2023

Really good one right here. Yes I recommend it. James Welch Henderson, Arkansas may third 2023.

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05/13/2015

another version of the 'battle of the alamo' pic like john wayne's 'the alamo'

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11/16/2010

A decent enough attempt to tell the story of The Alamo, although Sterling Hayden's on-screen presence often overshadows the story. There's also a Hollywood attempt to put a lot of pro-US gloss on the proceedings, possibly to help sell more seats at the theaters.

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11/11/2009

Read and comment on my review at http://decisionsatsundown.blogspot.com/2009/11/last-command-1955.html

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06/22/2009

I'm not sure why no one can film a compelling depiction of the battle of the Alamo. This one's only worth it if you're a Sterling Hayden fan (which I am).

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ashley h

@ashleyhobgood87 04/04/2009

The Republic did a good job with this film, especially in their choice of actors. Sterling Hayden is a convincing Jim Bowie, and also Richard Carlson as William B. Travis. Arthur Hunnicutt did a good job as Davy Crockett. Ana Maria Alberghetti has a sweet face and through the live she shows for Jim Bowie, we are able to understand what a living legend he must have been. All films about the story of Texas has one problem: it is confusing to those who are not familiar with it. [i]The Last Command[/i] suffers from this problem, too many events are only mentioned, without being shown. This movie is good but could have been better.

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Synopsis

In this fact-based film, legendary Texan Jim Bowie (Sterling Hayden) attempts to come to a nonviolent compromise with Mexican President Santa Anna (J. Carrol Naish), but the negotiations soon turn sour. Consuelo de Quesada (Anna Maria Alberghetti), a Mexican girl with close ties to Jim, then warns him that Santa Ana's men are planning to invade. So Jim, Davy Crockett (Arthur Hunnicutt) and a tiny crew of courageous Texans hide out in an abandoned mission, awaiting the violent confrontation.

Director: Frank Lloyd
Producer: Frank Lloyd
Screenwriter: Warren Duff
Distributor: Republic Pictures
Production Co: Republic Pictures Corporation
Genre: History, Drama, Western
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 3, 1955, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 3, 2020
Runtime: 1h 50m

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