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9 April 2004 (USA) moreTagline:
You will never forget morePlot:
Based on the 1836 standoff between a group of Texan and Tejano men, led by Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie, and Mexican dictator Santa Anna's forces at the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
(42 articles)
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A very good film more (247 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Dennis Quaid | ... | Sam Houston | |
| Billy Bob Thornton | ... | Davy Crockett | |
| Jason Patric | ... | James Bowie | |
| Patrick Wilson | ... | William Travis | |
| Emilio Echevarría | ... | Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana | |
| Jordi Mollà | ... | Juan Seguin | |
| Leon Rippy | ... | Sgt. William Ward | |
| Tom Davidson | ... | Colonel Green Jameson | |
| Marc Blucas | ... | James Bonham | |
| Robert Prentiss | ... | Albert Grimes | |
| Kevin Page | ... | Micajah Autry | |
| Joe Stevens | ... | Mial Scurlock | |
| Stephen Bruton | ... | Captain Almeron Dickinson | |
| Laura Clifton | ... | Susanna Dickinson | |
| Ricardo Chavira | ... | Private Gregorio Esparza (as Ricardo S. Chavira) |
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Rated PG-13 for sustained intense battle sequences.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
137 minCountry:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
Netherlands:12 | Germany:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Finland:K-11 | Iceland:12 | Ireland:12 | Italy:T | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | UK:12A | USA:PG-13 (certificate #40620) | Norway:15Fun Stuff
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At 51 acres, the set was the largest and most expensive set built in North America to date. moreGoofs:
Factual errors: Davy Crockett did not surrender, nor was he captured. He died in battle. Mrs. Dickinson the only Anglo survivor recounts to a biographer,"I recognized Col. Crockett lying dead and mutilated between the church and the two story barrack building, and even remember seeing his peculiar cap lying by his side". Ben, a former American slave who acted as cook for one of Santa Anna's officers, maintained that Crockett's body was found in the barracks surrounded by "no less than sixteen Mexican corpses", with Crockett's knife buried in one of them. There is no verification of the De La Pena letters and most scholars now agree they were a deliberate fabrication. moreQuotes:
Davy Crockett: What are you sellin', Sam?Sam Houston: Something a certain congressman might need in the future.
Davy Crockett: Are you sellin' rocking chairs, Sam?
Sam Houston: I'm selling Texas.
Davy Crockett: Now, what would I want with Norte Mexico?
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I am sick of people denigrating films like this. It seems that the average audience member these days is offended by anything that requires a bit of thought. They dismiss characters with any complexity as either cases of "bad acting" or "bad scripting".
I enjoyed The Alamo very much, and my only regret is that the finished version is not longer. I found it absorbing and very satisfying to watch.
Another very fine film, Alexander, got a similar reaction from "critics" and mainstream viewers.
Meanwhile, the simplistic likes of "The Patriot" and "Kingdom of Heaven" are considered to be perfectly fine.