The Last Command (1955)

★★★★★

Original title: The Last Command

“THE BUGLE SOUNDS... No Mercy! No Quarter! for the brave women and 180 gallant men!”

1955 · 1 h 45 min

Directed by Frank Lloyd · USA · Classical Hollywood

DramaHistoryWarWestern

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Cast

Sterling Hayden Anna Maria Alberghetti Richard Carlson Arthur Hunnicutt Ernest Borgnine J. Carrol Naish

Credits

Written by: Warren Duff

Plot

During the Texas war of independence, Jim Bowie rises as a leader and faces the siege of the Alamo.

Sinekatalog’s take

Frank Lloyd's Republic Western, with Sterling Hayden, Anna Maria Alberghetti and Richard Carlson, is a handsome, patriotic and routine Alamo film.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.3 / 10 (1,104 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

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