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The Alamo
(1960)
They stood firing until they could stand no longer...156 MEN AGAINST A RAGING ARMY OF 7000!
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Stars: Laurence Harvey, Richard Widmark, John Wayne, Frankie Avalon, Patrick Wayne
Director: John Wayne
Writer: James Edward Grant
Language: English
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Duration: 167
Rated: NR
DVD Release: December 2000

John Wayne drew on what he learned from John Ford, Howard Hawks, and practically everyone who directed him during his long career when he made his own directorial debut on this labor of love. The Alamo is a sprawling, unabashedly patriotic epic of the sacrifice made by 187 men defending the Alamo from Santa Ana's bigger and better equipped army. Wayne stars as Col. Davy Crockett, the straight-talking, fun-loving frontiersman turned senator, with Laurence Harvey as the stiff, by-the-book Col. William Travis and Ricahrd Widmark as the legendary Jim Bowie who bristles under Travis's military protocol. The mix of regular army soldiers, Texican irregulars, scouts, and civilians makes for a volatile melting pot, but they all come together in a time of crisis in this metaphor for Wayne's heroic vision of America. Wayne spared no expense in this, one the last of the old fashion Westerns, re-creating the Alamo in exacting detail and corralling a cast of Western icons and old friends, including Richard Boone, Chill Wills (who earned an Oscar nomination), Hank Worden, Denver Pyle, Ken Curtis, and Olive Carey, in addition to teen heartthrob Frankie Avalon and Wayne's son Pat. Even old pal and spiritual godfather John Ford lent a hand shooting second-unit footage. Wayne is no Ford, but despite himself (and a talky script), he delivers an entertaining film full of intriguing characters and excellent action scenes, earning the film an Oscar nomination for Best Picture in 1960. Remember the Alamo! --Sean Axmaker


Laurence HarveyCol. William Travis
Richard WidmarkJim Bowie
John WayneCol. Davy Crockett
Frankie AvalonSmitty
Patrick WayneCapt. James Butler Bonham
Linda CristalGraciela 'Flaca' de Lopez y Vejar
Joan O'BrienMrs. Sue Dickinson
Chill WillsBeekeeper
Joseph CalleiaJuan Seguin
Ken CurtisCapt. Almeron Dickinson
Carlos ArruzaLt. Reyes
Jester HairstonJethro
Veda Ann BorgBlind Nell Robertson
John DierkesJocko Robertson
Denver PyleThimblerig (the Gambler)
Aissa WayneLisa Angelica Dickinson
Hank WordenParson
William HenryDr. Sutherland
Bill DanielCol. Neill
Guinn WilliamsLt. 'Irish' Finn
Wesley LauEmil Sande
Chuck RobersonTennesseean
Guinn 'Big Boy' WilliamsLt. 'Irish' Finn
Olive CareyMrs. Dennison
Ruben PadillaGeneral Santa Anna
Richard BooneGen. Sam Houston
Ray AcklandTravis' Man
Charles AkinsTravis' Man
Frank LeyvaCasting
Harold AllgoodTravis' Man
Alfred YbarraArt Direction
Lee AllisonTennessean
Joe LaBellaproperty master
D.E. BarentineBowie's Man
Carol BaxterMelinda
Abe BlankenshipBowie's Man
F. BodeBowie's Man
Danny BorzageBowie's Man
Buff BradyTennessean
Paul BreenBowie's Man
Jim BrewerTravis' Man
Jim BurkTennessean
Joe CanuttBowie's Man
Tap CanuttBowie's Man
A.R. CarpenterBowie's Man
Ed CarterBowie's Man
Georges CartesBowie's Charro
Vincente CastroBowie's Charro
Teresa ChampionFlamenco Dancer
Raul De LunaBowie's Charro
Willie 'El Curro' ChampionFlamenco Guitarist
LeJean EldridgeMrs. Guy
Rojelio EstradaMexican Boy
Estill EzellTravis' Man
Manuel FariasBowie's Charro
Mickey FinnBowie's Man
Gerry FisherBowie's Man
Rosita FernándezCantina Girl
Karl FlennTravis' Man
Miguel GarzaBowie's Charro
Yndalecio GonzalesBowie's Charro
Mike GoullaBowie's Man
Fred GrahamBearded Volunteer
Joe GrahamTravis' Man
Big John HamiltonBowie's Man
Robert H. HarrisBowie's Man
Chuck HaywardTennessean
Tom HennesyBull
Frank HigginsTravis' Man
Bob HarrisBowie's Man
Doug HodgesBowie's Man
John HudkinsTennessean
Joe JacksonTravis' Man
Leroy JohnsonBowie's Man
Elmo JonesBowie's Man
Eddie JuareguiTennessean
Wayne KendrickBowie's Man
Jim KennedyBowie's Man
Charles KoneBowie's Man
David KuykendallTravis' Man
Ronald LeeTravis' Man
Efrain MaldonadaBowie's Charro
Cy MalisPete
Bryan McAfeeTravis' Man
John McGuyerBowie's Man
Cliff LyonsBowie's Man
Doug McNealyTravis' Man
Don MiddlebrookTravis' Man
Jack MillerBowie's Man
J.R. MillerBowie's Man
Bob MorganTennessean
Boyd 'Red' MorganTennessean
Bob Moss Sr.Bowie's Charro
C.A. NicksTravis' Man
Antonia MoralesMexican Woman
Ray OchoaBowie's Man
Dale ParsonsTravis' Man
Jack PennickSgt. Lightfoot
Gil PerkinsTennessean
Jerry PhillipsTravis' Man
Genre: Westerns
Media: DVD
Sound: Dolby
IMDb: 0053580