The Alamo

The Alamo


Category: Action
All Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War, Western
Release Year: 1960
Country: USA
Runtime: 167
Rating: 7 (0)
Languages: English, Spanish
Director: John Wayne
Sound: 70 mm 6-Track
Taglines:

  • They stood firing until they could stand no longer...156 MEN AGAINST A RAGING ARMY OF 7000!
  • The Mission That Became a Fortress, The Fortress That Became a Shrine
  • NOW! For Those Who Missed It! AGAIN! For Those Who Saw It...and Cant Forget It!

  • Writing by: James Edward Grant - (original screenplay)

    Produced by: James Edward Grant - associate producer
    John Wayne - producer
    Michael Wayne - associate producer (uncredited)

    Cast: John Wayne - Col. Davy Crockett
    Richard Widmark - Jim Bowie
    Laurence Harvey - Col. William Travis
    Frankie Avalon - Smitty
    Patrick Wayne - Capt. James Butler Bonham
    Linda Cristal - Graciela Carmela Maria Flaca de Lopez y Vejar
    Joan OBrien - Mrs. Sue Dickinson
    Chill Wills - Beekeeper
    Joseph Calleia - Juan Seguin
    Ken Curtis - Capt. Almeron Dickinson
    Carlos Arruza - Lt. Reyes

    Music: Dimitri Tiomkin
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    Plot Outline: In 1836 General Santa Anna and the Mexican army is sweeping across Texas. To be able to stop him, General...
    Plot: In 1836 General Santa Anna and the Mexican army is sweeping across Texas. To be able to stop him, General Sam Huston needs time to get his main force into shape. To buy that time he orders Colonel William Travis to defend a small mission on the Mexicans route at all costs. Travis small troop is swelled by groups accompanying Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett, but as the situation becomes ever more desperate Travis makes it clear there will be no shame if they leave while they can.

    Crazy Credits: We know about 1 Crazy Credits. One of them reads:
    Several funny outtakes of the film

    Goofs: We know about 33 goofs. Here comes one of them:
    Revealing mistakes: Stuntmen can be seen falling onto mattresses.

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