Movie
The Alamo
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1960-10-23
- Runtime
- 202 min
- Genres
- War, Adventure, History, Western
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Batjac Productions, The Alamo Company
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
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
- Carlos Arruza as Lt. Reyes
- Jester Hairston as Jethro
Crew
- John Wayne - Director
- James Edward Grant - Screenplay
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