Originally running over 200 minutes in length, it lost approximately 35 minutes for its wide release. Frontier legend davy crockett played by wayne and his men arrive in san antonio, texas, and volunteer to help defend the alamo, a hopelessly outgunned missionturnedfort. View 360 degree panoramic images of the alamo shrine and grounds. The actual battle of the alamo did not take place during the day but predawn when the defenders slept. The alamo is a 1960 film that tells 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 directed by john wayne. The alamo 1960 dimitri tiomkin charge of santa annadeath of davy crockettthe final assault by lockandloadp. The alamo 2 hours and 17 minutes movie 2004 historical drama detailing the 183536 texas revolution before, during, and after the famous siege of the alamo february 23march 6, 1836 where 183 texans americanborn texans and tejanos mexicanborn texans commanded by colonel travis, along with davey crockett and jim bowie, were besieged in an abandoned mission. Media in category the alamo 1960 film this category contains only the following file. Cast members of the 1960 film the alamo, including from left of the helmeted soldier john wayne, linda cristal, frankie avalon, richard boone and pat wayne, pay tribute to the fallen defenders of the alamo during a ceremony on alamo plaza on oct.
Videos 360 view images the alamo 1960 dimitri tiomkin format. For instance, when the mexicans demanded the surrender of the alamo, travis did indeed respond by firing a cannon. No one ever forgets, and it gets grander and grander with each telling. The alamo 1960 full movie download full hd youtube. Likely in america where remember the alamo is of much importance, any moviemaker would have his work cut out to please everyone waynes effort should be judged on the attitudes of the time and his personal battle to get the movie made at all. The alamo original soundtrack dimitri tiomkin songs. The picture also stars richard widmark as jim bowie. Sam houston is in charge of a texican army looking for its independence from mexico, and he entrusts colonel william travis in defending the alamo against general santa annas larger, better equipped, and better trained army. The alamo 1960 tt0053580 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. The alamo, american epic film, released in 1960, that was john waynes dream project about the battle of the alamo 1836. Find out about all the goofs from the alamo 1960 on imdb. Now this roadshow cut runs more than 40 minutes longer than the theatrical cut that you can find on dvd. The alamo is a 1960 american historicalwestern epic movie about the 1836 battle of the alamo. The alamo 1960 movie simple english wikipedia, the.
This epic film deals with how those men happened to be inside the missionnow a converted fortin the small village of san antonio, texas, and how this led to the tragedy at the alamo. The long 3 hour and 12 minute movie not counting intermission was not historically accurate. Packed with hollywood heavyweights, john waynes the alamo 1960 was a motion picture near and dear to the dukes heart. Not one step back battlecruiser alamo series book 5 read online. The alamo 1960 dimitri tiomkin charge of santa annadeath of davy crockettthe final assault. The alamo is a 1960 american historical epic and war film about the 1836 battle of the alamo produced and directed by john wayne and starring wayne as davy crockett. Moviegoers of the time who expected to see the style of john wayne got exactly that. Price new from used from mp3 music, october 21, 1960. Years in the making 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. Tennessee ernie fords the ballad of davy crockett spent 16 weeks on the country music charts, peaking at no. Another of wills ads suggested that the films cast was praying for wills to win his award harder than the real texans prayed for their lives at the alamo. Bowie was not ever shot but was ill with typhoid nor did he have a six barreled gun. The alamo 1960 in 1836, the mexican army, led by general santa anna, is invading texas. He put an ad in the trade papers declaring to all academy members.
The alamo is john waynes epic film directorial debut about the famous the battle of the alamo. Here is the roadshow directors cut of john waynes the alamo 1960, the first of two films that wayne was ever officially credited with directing. Marty robbins recorded a version of the song the ballad of the alamo in 1960 which spent weeks on the pop charts, peaking at no. The side story of david davy crockett with lady flacka and the story of hunting with his men did not occur.
The picture also stars richard widmark as jim bowie and laurence harvey as william b. In 1836, 187 americans and texicans stood against the attack of santa anas 7,000man army for more than days. The movie was filmed on location in texas and released by united artists. A number of songwriters have been inspired by the battle of the alamo. However, theres very little accuracy in the movie beyond that. Released 1960, the alamo stars john wayne, richard widmark, laurence harvey, richard boone the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 41 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. The alamo 1960 bloopers, mistakes, errors in continuity, plot holes, anachronisms, spoilers and more. The production was closed down and restarted at brackettville on highway 90, about 100 miles west of san antonio toward del rio, west texas, where wayne leased 400 acres of a 22,000 acre ranch belonging to one jt happy shahan, and the alamo was rebuilt. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Hoping to create a diversion for santa annas forces, general sam houston richard boone orders colonel.
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