The Alamo: 13 Days to Glory television miniseries) — it focuses on Bowie as the main character rather than Crockett. The production was shot at Alamo Village, the Alamo replica built by John Wayne for his lavish 1960 film "The Alamo". Much of the footage of the final battle scene was recycled from earlier films. The Alamo: 13 Days to Glory The Alamo: 13 Days to Glory (1987) is a made-for-TV film about the 1836 Battle of the Alamo written and directed by Burt Kennedy, starring James Arness as James Bowie, Brian Keith as Davy Crockett, Alec Baldwin as William Barrett Travis, Raul Julia as Antonio
The Alamo (2004 film) architectural detail added during a restoration years after the battle. The depiction of Crockett's fate came from memoirs supposedly written by former Mexican officer José Enrique de la Peña, an officer in Santa Anna's army who fought in the battle. It was the first film to show Crockett executed as a prisoner of war; all others had depicted his death as occurring during the battle. This sparked criticism from many Alamo enthusiasts and some historians given the dubious legitimacy of this account and its origins. Hancock's version was purported to be the most accurate of all the Alamo films, but