The Alamo

"The Mission That Became a Fortress! The Fortress That Became a Shrine!"

Oct 27 1960 Approved 2h 42m
Adventure, Drama, History

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.

Official Trailer
Plot

In 1836, General Santa Anna and the Mexican Army is sweeping across Texas. To be able to stop him, General Sam Houston 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.

Written by

James Edward Grant

Directed by

John Wayne

Cast

John Wayne, Richard Widmark, Laurence Harvey

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

The Alamo Company, Batjac Productions, United Artists

Languages

Ceský, Español, Italiano, English

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 7 wins & 8 nominations total

Trailers
The Alamo ? 1960 ? Trailer
Official Trailer
Featurettes
John Landis on THE ALAMO
Scores
# of Votes
19,112
Average Rating
6.8 out of 10
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