The Alamo
The Mission That Became a Fortress! The Fortress That Became a Shrine!
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.
Direction
Screenplay
Cast
John Wayne
Col. Davy Crockett
Richard Widmark
Col. Jim Bowie
Laurence Harvey
Colonel William Barret Travis
Frankie Avalon
Smitty
Patrick Wayne
Capt. James Butler Bonham
Linda Cristal
Flaca
Joan O'Brien
Mrs. Sue Dickinson
Chill Wills
Beekeeper
Joseph Calleia
Juan Seguin
Ken Curtis
Capt. Almeron Dickinson
Dimitri Tiomkin
Composer
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William H. Clothier
Cinematographer
