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1986 film
Gone to Texas
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Genre
| Biography
Drama
History
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Written by
| Frank Q. Dobbs
John Binder
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Directed by
| Peter Levin
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Starring
| Sam Elliott
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Music by
| Dennis McCarthy
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Country of origin
| United States
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Original language
| English
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Executive producer
| J.D. Feigelson
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Producer
| Frank Q. Dobbs
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Production locations
| Laredo, Texas
Alamo Village - Highway 674,
Brackettville, Texas
Sam Houston Park - 1100 Bagby Street, Houston, Texas
Winedale Historical Farm - FM 2714, Round Top, Texas
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Cinematography
| Frank Watts
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Editors
| Mike Eliot
Paula Sanburn
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Running time
| 144 minutes
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Production companies
| Friedgen Productions
J.D. Feigelson Productions
TAFT Entertainment Pictures
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Network
| CBS
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Release
| November 22, 1986
(
1986-11-22
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Gone to Texas
is a 1986 American
made-for-television
biographical film
originally titled
Houston: The Legend of Texas
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It stars
Sam Elliott
in the title role, and is a biopic of
Sam Houston
's years as
Governor of Tennessee
through his involvement in the
Texas Revolution
.
[2]
This production is notable for the complete absence of
Davy Crockett
in the
Battle of the Alamo
scenes.
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Monuments and
memorials
| Tennessee
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Texas
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