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Houston: The Legend of Texas

1986 · 2h 24m · Western, Drama, History, War, TV Movie

Sam Elliot stars as Sam Houston, the visionary who nearly single-handedly forged the state of Texas into a powerful entity in its own right. Refusing to forget the Alamo (as if anyone could), Houston led the military in Texas' rebellion against Mexico. G.D. Spradlin co-stars as President Andrew Jackson, with Michael Beck appearing as Jim Bowie, James Stephens as Stephen Austin, and Richard Yniguez as Mexican General Santa Anna. Lensed on location in the Lone Star state, this sweeping made-for-TV film originally occupied three hours' screen time on November 22, 1986. Its title at that time was Houston: The Legend of Texas. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Cast

• Sam Elliott as Sam Houston
• Claudia Christian as Eliza Allen
• Devon Ericson as Tiana Rogers
• Michael C. Gwynne as Mosely Baker
• Donald Moffat as Col. John Allen
• John Quade as Sen. Stansbury
• Ned Romero as Chief John Jolley
• William Russ as William Travis
• John P. Ryan as David Burnett
• James Stephens as Stephen Austin
• Richard Yniguez as Gen. Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
• G.D. Spradlin as President Andrew Jackson

Details

Director

Peter Levin

Released

November 22, 1986

Runtime

2h 24m

Genres

Western, Drama, History, War, TV Movie

Status

Released

TMDB score

7.2 / 10 from 11 votes