Alamo, The
United Artists (1960)
Action, War, Western
In Collection
#626
0*
Seen ItYes
027616855503
IMDB   6.9
2 hr 41 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   NR
John Wayne Col. David Crockett
Richard Widmark Col. James Bowie
Laurence Harvey Col. William Barrett Travis
Frankie Avalon Smitty
Patrick Wayne Capt. James Butler Bonham
Richard Boone Gen. Sam Houston
Carlos Arruza Lt. Reyes
Linda Cristal Flaca
Joan O'Brien Mrs. Dickinson
Chill Wills Beekeeper
Joseph Calleia Juan Seguin
Ken Curtis Capt. Almeron Dickinson
Jester Hairston Jethro
Veda Ann Borg Blind Nell Robertson
John Dierkes Jocko Robertson
Director
John Wayne
Producer James Edward Grant
John Wayne
Writer James Edward Grant


John Wayne 's directorial debut The Alamo is set in 1836: Wayne plays Col. Davy Crockett, who, together with Colonels Jim Bowie ( Richard Widmark ) and William Travis ( Laurence Harvey ) and 184 hardy Americans and Texicans, defends the Alamo mission against the troops of Mexican general Santa Ana. There's a lot of macho byplay before the actual attack, including the famous "letter" scene in which Wayne craftily rouses the patriotic ire of his subordinates. Also appearing are Richard Boone as Sam Houston, and Chill Wills (whose somewhat tasteless Oscar campaign has since become legendary in the annals of shameless self-promotion) as Beekeeper. Wayne 's production crew was compelled to reconstruct the Alamo in Bracketville, Texas, several hundred miles from the actual site. Dimitri Tiomkin 's score, including The Green Leaves of Summer, received generous airplay on the Top-40 radio outlets of America. Rumors persist that Wayne 's old pal John Ford directed most of The Alamo ; cut to 161 minutes for its general release, the film was restored to its original, 192-minute length in 1992. — Hal Erickson
Edition Details
Chapters 32
Release Date 2002
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Widescreen 2.20:1 Color (Anamorphic)
Subtitles French; Spanish
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
FRENCH: Dolby Digital Stereo
SPANISH: Dolby Digital Mono
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

Features
"John Wayne's The Alamo" Documentary
Original Theatrical Trailer
Collectible Booklet