Top billed cast

1. 

   Dennis Quaid

   Sam Houston

2. 

   Billy Bob Thornton

   Davy Crockett

3. 

   Jason Patric

   James Bowie

4. 

   Patrick Wilson

   William Travis

5. 

   Emilio Echevarría

   Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana

6. 

   Edwin Hodge

   Joe

7. 

   Emily Deschanel

   Rosanna Travis

8. 

   Jordi Mollà

   Juan Seguin

9. 

   Leon Rippy

   Sgt. William Ward

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2023-09-04

Unfortunately, you have to compare this with the John Wayne version from 1960, and it doesn't really hold up very favourably. Patrick Wilson is Colonel Travis trying to command a garrison of Texan freedom fighters holed up in an old Catholic Mission against the overwhelming forces of Mexican General Santa Anna. His task is made the harder by the fact that he is a bit inept, and has some very strong characters to try to lead - not least Davy Crockett (Tommy Lee Jones) and Jim Bowie (Jason Patric). Unlike the earlier version, this story takes us beyond the well told story of the siege, and as su...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$107,000,000.00

Revenue
$25,819,961.00

Keywords

• texas
• based on true story
• uprising
• alamo