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Overview

User Rating:
6.7/10   5,033 votes
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Director:

John Wayne

Writer:

James Edward Grant (original screenplay)

Contact:

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Release Date:

24 October 1960 (USA) more

Tagline:

They stood firing until they could stand no longer...156 MEN AGAINST A RAGING ARMY OF 7000! more

Plot:

In 1836 General Santa Anna and the Mexican army is sweeping across Texas. To be able to stop him, General... more | add synopsis

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 6 wins & 6 nominations more

NewsDesk:
(8 articles)

Cinema Retro's "Alamo" Book Now Sold Out
 (From CinemaRetro. 29 September 2009, 10:22 AM, PDT)

Commemorating The 50th Anniversary Of John Wayne's "The Alamo"
 (From CinemaRetro. 9 September 2009, 7:11 PM, PDT)

User Comments:

Great ! See it and then judge. Not 100% historically accurate. more (88 total)


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Additional Details

Runtime:

167 min | UK:203 min (25 fps) (director's cut) (1993 video release) | USA:140 min (1967 re-release) | USA:192 min (roadshow version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Netherlands:12 (DVD rating) | New Zealand:G | USA:Approved ( certificate #19635) | UK:PG | Australia:G (VHS rating) | Australia:PG (DVD rating) | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 | West Germany:12


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Dimitri Tiomkin's soundtrack for the film has been in continuous print for nearly 50 years. more

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Sam Houston refers to the Alamo as being on the Rio Bravo (aka Rio Grande) when the Alamo is located on the San Antonio River. more

Quotes:

Tennesseean: We sure killed many brave men today.
Thimblerig: Funny, I was proud of 'em. Even while I was killing 'em, I was proud of 'em. It speaks well for men that so many ain't afraid to die when they think right is on their side. It speaks well.
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Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Knight Rider: Knight Moves (#1.19)" (1983) more

Soundtrack:

Green Leaves of Summer more


FAQ

Is there a longer version available than the one that can be found on DVD?
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11 out of 12 people found the following comment useful.
Great ! See it and then judge. Not 100% historically accurate., 14 August 2003
Author: DB (alembic) from Australia

I'll come clean.. I really liked this movie.... O.K there will be those who decry it for historical accuracy and some of the liberties taken with the depiction of some of the characters etc...... but at the end of the day this movie is entertainment and I have sure seen movies a lot worse than this. Likely if all the events and persons were accurately presented , the result might well have been a boring lecture/travelogue. Instead there is the "Duke" John Wayne in true John Wayne style and his able cast giving us a rousing movie and with loosely enough facts to make it believable. Imagine the reaction of moviegoers of the day, if John Wayne was not the larger than life John Wayne in turn playing the even more larger than life Davy Crockett ! Movie-goers of the time who expected to see the style of John Wayne got exactly that. Likely in America where "remember the Alamo" is of much importance, any movie-maker would have his work cut out to please everyone - Wayne's effort should be judged on the attitudes of the time and his personal battle to get the movie made at all.

As purely entertainment in the western/action style this movie stacks up. There are those who mention the "slow" segments ... what do you want 167 minutes of cannon fodder and gore ? True the movie portrays events from the American viewpoint, yet Wayne does pay homage to the gallantry of the Mexican forces.

The musical score is also very memorable with a haunting main theme.

Big mythical heroes, big scenes, and big fun .. enjoy .

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