Against orders and with no help of relief Texas patriots led by William Travis, Jim Bowie, and Davy Crockett defend the Alamo against overwhelming Mexican forces.
James Arness
as Jim Bowie
Brian Keith
as Colonel Davy Crockett
Alec Baldwin
as Colonel William Barrett Travis
Kathleen York
as Mrs. Susannah Dickinson
David Ogden Stiers
as Colonel Black
Jim Metzler
as Major James Bonham
Tom Schanley
as Private Danny Cloud
Raúl Juliá
as General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
Jon Lindstrom
as Captain Almeron Dickinson
Fernando Allende
as Col. Alamonte - Santa Anna's Nephew
Laura Harring
as Santa Anna's Bride
Isela Vega
as Senora Cos