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The Alamo
The legendary true story of a small band of soldiers who sacrificed their lives in hopeless combat against a massive army in order to prevent a tyrant from smashing the new Republic of Texas.
1960 · Directed by John Wayne · 202 min · War · Adventure · History · Western · 15 frames
Tagline
The Mission That Became a Fortress! The Fortress That Became a Shrine!
Crew
- Screenplay: James Edward Grant
- Cinematography: William H. Clothier
- Edited by: Stuart Gilmore
- Music: Dimitri Tiomkin
- Produced by: John Wayne
Cast
- John Wayne as Col. Davy Crockett
- Richard Widmark as Jim Bowie
- Laurence Harvey as Col. William Travis
- Frankie Avalon as Smitty
- Patrick Wayne as Capt. James Butler Bonham
- Linda Cristal as Flaca
- Joan O'Brien as Mrs. Sue Dickinson
- Chill Wills as Beekeeper
- Joseph Calleia as Juan Seguin
- Ken Curtis as Capt. Almeron Dickinson
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English, Spanish
- Studios: Batjac Productions, The Alamo Company
- Budget: $12,000,000
- Box office: $7,900,000
- Themes: texas, assault, based on true story, tennessee, battlefield, alamo, usa history, davy crockett, jim bowie
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