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The Alamo is a 1960 American Western, war, and drama film directed by and starring John Wayne, who also served as producer. The cast includes Richard Widmark, Laurence Harvey, and Linda Cristal. James Edward Grant wrote the screenplay, with Dimitri Tiomkin composing the music and William H. Clothier serving as director of photography. Stuart Gilmore edited the film, which was produced by Batjac Productions and distributed by United Artists and Netflix.
The movie was released in the United States in October 1960. It has a runtime of 192 minutes, though other sources list 202 or 162 minutes. Filming took place in Mexico, with the narrative set in Texas. The production had a budget of $12,000,000 and generated $7,900,000 in revenue. It received an Academy Award for Best Sound and was nominated for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Film Editing. The film holds a 6.8 rating on IMDb and a 7.1 average on TMDb.
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7.1The 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.
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
Themes
- texas
- assault
- based on true story
- tennessee
- battlefield
- alamo
- usa history
- davy crockett
- jim bowie
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Ratings
IMDb
6.8/10
18,197 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
55%
- Year
- 1960
- Runtime
- 162 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Drama, History
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- Won 1 Oscar. 7 wins & 8 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- John Wayne
- Written by
- James Edward Grant
- Produced by
- John Wayne
- Starring
- John Wayne, Richard Widmark , Laurence Harvey , Frankie Avalon , Patrick Wayne , Linda Cristal , Joan O'Brien , Chill Wills , Joseph Calleia
- Cinematography
- William H. Clothier
- Edited by
- Stuart Gilmore
- Music by
- Dimitri Tiomkin
- Production companies
- The Alamo Company, Batjac Productions
- Distributed by
- United Artists
- Release date
- October 24, 1960 ( 1960-10-24 )
- Running time
- 202 minutes ( Roadshow release ) 161 minutes ( General release )
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $12 million
- Box office
- $7.9 million (domestic box office) / $20 million (US/Canada rentals)
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Encyclopedic overview
The Alamo is a 1960 American epic Western war film about the 1836 Siege and Battle of the Alamo produced and directed by John Wayne and starring Wayne as Davy Crockett. The film also co-stars Richard Widmark as Jim Bowie and Laurence Harvey as William B. Travis, and features: Frankie Avalon, Patrick Wayne, Linda Cristal, Joan O'Brien, Chill Wills, Joseph Calleia, Ken Curtis, Ruben Padilla as Santa Anna, and Richard Boone as Sam Houston. Shot in 70 mm Todd-AO by William H. Clothier, it was released by United Artists.
Plot
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “The Alamo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.