Top billed cast

1. 

   John Wayne

   Col. Davy Crockett

2. 

   Richard Widmark

   Jim Bowie

3. 

   Laurence Harvey

   Col. William Travis

4. 

   Frankie Avalon

   Smitty

5. 

   Patrick Wayne

   Capt. James Butler Bonham

6. 

   Linda Cristal

   Flaca

7. 

   Joan O'Brien

   Mrs. Sue Dickinson

8. 

   Chill Wills

   Beekeeper

9. 

   Joseph Calleia

   Juan Seguin

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Reviews

A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on 2019-01-10

For what seems like 13 hours the film misses classic genre status.

For 13 days these brave men hold the fort...

The Alamo is not the film it should be, even after the 2004 remake (a great film that takes a reflective and thoughtful stance) we find ourselves still waiting for a blood pumping and stirring take on the folklore tale of what happened at the small missionary known as The Alamo. It's San Antonio, 1836 and General Santa Anna is marching his mighty armies into the contested territory of Texas, all that stands in his way is a small band of heroes, Jim Bowie, Davy Crockett and thei...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$12,000,000.00

Revenue
$7,900,000.00

Keywords

• texas
• assault
• based on true story
• tennessee
• battlefield
• alamo
• usa history
• davy crockett
• jim bowie