A small band of soldiers sacrifice their lives in hopeless combat against a massive army in order to prevent a tyrant from smashing the new Republic of Texas.
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In 1836 General Santa Anna and the Mexican army is sweeping across Texas. To be able to stop him, General Sam Houston needs time to get his main force into shape. To buy that time he orders Colonel William Travis to defend a small mission on the Mexicans' route at all costs. Travis' small troop is swelled by groups accompanying Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett, but as the situation becomes ever more desperate Travis makes it clear there will be no shame if they leave while they can. Written by Jeremy Perkins <jwp@aber.ac.uk>
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The Mission That Became a Fortress, The Fortress That Became a Shrine See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
24 October 1960 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Alamo See more »Box Office
Budget:
$12,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$7,910,000 (USA)Company Credits
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Runtime:
| (director's cut) (1993 video release) | (1967 re-release) | (roadshow)Sound Mix:
3 Channel Stereo (Westrex Recording System) (5.0) (L-R)Color:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1
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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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Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
Music by Dimitri Tiomkin
Sung by an off screen chorus
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John Wayne always resented the film being described as a failure. He said that while he had personally lost a lot of money producing it, the movie had been a considerable hit at the box office. See more »Goofs
In the battle Santa Ana wears a Shako helmet. That is the hat all of his foot soldiers wore, not him. See 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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Green Leaves of SummerLyrics by Paul Francis Webster
Music by Dimitri Tiomkin
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This grand, over blown piece of Hollywood historical fable making is one the old Hollywood's last gasps. Its an old Hollywood star vehicle done at the start of the modern film era. Its far from realistic, but its a hell of a fun ride. In its full form its a grand epic that may not be one of the greatest films ever made but certainly in the second ring.
When the film was originally released this ran well over three hours. MGM wasn't thrilled, and hacked 40 minutes out of it for general release, despite numerous Oscar noms. Much of the subtler shades to the story went leaving a huge bloated and wrong headed tale of heroism at the Alamo.I can't really recommend the shorter version because its not very good. This is the version that was the only one you could see for years and its colored many peoples feelings towards the film which is a shame since its not a fair depiction of the events at the Alamo or the intentions of John Wayne.
The footage was thought lost until a print was discovered about ten or fifteen years ago and released to video and laserdisc. To see the full version is to have a night and day experience. Here in the full version we have real characters and not cartoons. The events suddenly have a weight missing from the shorter version. This is the version that should be seen, however the current DVD release of the Alamo by MGM is, the short release version of the film. That's a shame since since the missing minutes are the difference between a 9 out of 10 and a 6 out of 10.
If you can manage to see the full, uncut version do so, its worth the investment of time and popcorn.