The Alamo poster
Director John Wayne
Screenplay James Edward Grant

The Alamo

Tagline: The Mission That Became a Fortress! The Fortress That Became a Shrine!

Release Date: 1960-10-23

Duration: 202 minutes

Synopsis

The 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.

Casting

  • Denver Pyle
    Thimblerig (the Gambler)
  • John Wayne
    Col. Davy Crockett
  • Richard Widmark
    Jim Bowie
  • Richard Boone
    Gen. Sam Houston
  • Ken Curtis
    Capt. Almeron Dickinson
  • Linda Cristal
    Flaca
  • Patrick Wayne
    Capt. James Butler Bonham
  • Joseph Calleia
    Juan Seguin
  • Chill Wills
    Beekeeper
  • Laurence Harvey
    Col. William Travis