Frontier legend davy crockett played by wayne and his men arrive in san antonio, texas, and volunteer to help defend the alamo, a hopelessly outgunned missionturnedfort. The battle of the alamo during texas war for independence from mexico lasted thirteen days, from february 23, 1836march 6, 1836. Yet the climax occurred in a battle lasting less than a single hour. The alamo, american epic film, released in 1960, that was john waynes dream project about the battle of the alamo 1836. Ive seen the film and their are many similarities between this film and waynes alamo but there isnt much to the script. The bands lineup is chris youngblood lead vocals and guitar, matt royer backup vocals and guitar, emilio hernandez backup vocals and bass guitar, and andrew burt drums and percussion. Add together one of san antonios most successful independent filmmakers and a seasoned, award winning brand content and marketing expert. Shot in california, the film is occasionally nicknamed the birth of texas. The alamo is the perfect example of a film that really good, but has gotten so much bad press because it was a box office bomb. The alamo 1960 the alamo 2004 a bullet for the general a fistful of dollars for a few.
The alamo texas film commission office of the texas. View this 17minute film covering 300 years of alamo history in either the long barracks theater or the alamo arbor. The alamo is a 2004 american western film about the battle of the alamo during the texas revolution. The alamo is an american band that formed in statesboro, georgia, in 20. The alamo is a very underrated film that is an interesting history. Travis laurence harvey, joined by colonels jim bowie richard widmark and davy crockett john wayne, to lead a small, heroic band of american and texican fighters in a resistance battle at the alamo. A fire official in texas says a wildfire has destroyed part of the set for the 2003 film the alamo, and charred at least 150 acres near austin. Recall, however, that the alamo was a spanish mission long before it served as a fort. Four faces west joel mccrea, frances dee, charles bickford 1948 duration. Academy awardr winner billy bob thornton, dennis quaid, and jason patric team up for the acclaimed action epic about one of the most important events in american history. The alamo website san antonio, texas bexar county photo credit.
Original soundtrack written by dimitri tiomkin and performed by city of prague philharmonic orchestra. Watch the road to fort alamo full movie in hd visit. Oldest surviving alamo film turns 100 texas public radio. Many of the characters in the film specifically davy crockett were portrayed as larger than life figures. In 1836, the mexican army, led by general santa anna, is invading texas. Hancocks movie allows that the alamos 200 or so defenders are assorted neerdowells. Touchstone pictures epic film the alamo set for new.
Il colore dellerba filmato sul lago di due non vedenti. It was directed by john lee hancock, produced by ron howard, brian grazer, and mark johnson, distributed by touchstone pictures, and starred dennis quaid as sam houston, billy bob thornton as david crockett, and jason patric as jim bowie. It is updated to reflect the audiencemood during the tumultuous time of the early bush ii years. Video production in san antonio and austin texas alamo film. This epic film deals with how those men happened to be inside the missionnow a converted fortin the small village of san antonio, texas, and how this led to the tragedy at the alamo. Based on the 1836 standoff between a group of texan and tejano men, led by davy crockett and jim bowie, and mexican dictator santa. Its the heroic tale of the 200 brave men who made the ultimate sacrifice in the name of freedom defending a small texas fort for days against an entire army. Unbelievably however, this film is far from the dud those numbers might suggest and is arguably a finer film that big john waynes 1960 version of the events in san antonio, texas, in 1836. A quick check of imdb reveals over a dozen movies about the alamo that have been produced, and the oldest surviving feature among them, martyrs of the alamo, turns 100 on november 21, 2015. The alamo has been put on the silver screen many times in many ways. The picture also stars richard widmark as jim bowie and laurence harvey as william b. An alamo visit american experience official site pbs. With john wayne, richard widmark, laurence harvey, frankie avalon.
Released 1960, the alamo stars john wayne, richard widmark, laurence harvey, richard boone the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 41 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. The rider gathers some colleagues who disguise themselves as soldiers and who take the paper to a bank. This stirring story was filmed inside the alamo itself the first film allowed to use the actual buildings, grounds and historical artifacts of the alamo. During the siege at the alamo, john stroud glenn ford is chosen by lot to leave the fort. For the baby boomer generation it is john waynes spin that is very likely burned in their mind. The man from the alamo manages to pack a few nuances and surprises in its traditional western plotline. A dedicated community committed to celebrating and sharing the passion for film.
With ken clark, jany clair, michel lemoine, andreina paul. Alamo drafthouse film club is a reflection of that history and our continuing commitment to sharing the independent, classic and international. But the movie bombed essentially and republic studios closed down. In 1836, a small band of soldiers sacrifice their lives in hopeless combat against a massive army in order to prevent a tyrant from smashing the new republic of texas.
The result is alamo film, a brand storytelling and video production company based in san antonio and austin, texas experienced. Many of these roles were inflated just for hollywood production and entertainment. Fire burns the alamo film set near austin cbs dallas. The alamo has, from a very early age, been the most important story of my life, so when i agreed to rewrite and direct the film, i set the bar very high, both for myself and the finished product. The story behind the long lost alamo movie of 1911 texas. Hoping to create a diversion for santa annas forces, general sam houston richard boone orders colonel william b. Odissea dei difensori di fort alamo 1836, meno di duecento uomini che difesero fino. Barry shear film with glenn ford, pat morita and billy barty by dave kiersh. The alamo is a 1960 american historical epic and war film about the 1836 battle of the alamo produced and directed by john wayne and starring wayne as davy crockett. I was engrossed in the experience of watching this incredible western in a terrible lower than vhs quality transfer on youtube. San antonio video production that uses storytelling to strengthen your brand. The version of the film i watched was about fifteen to twenty minutes shorter than the theatrical film, it constantly switched between english and italian dubbing, and all of the. The star film company wouldnt get around to making their alamo movie for another year, having by then shot at least sixty other movies on their star film ranch, a twentyacre tract near the. Due to updated national guidance from the centers for disease control and prevention cdc and local ordinance from the city of san antonio concerning coronavirus covid19 the alamo is closed until further notice from close of business today, monday march 16, 2020.
The tension of the siege of the alamo was intense, lasting days. The historical players at the fort include davy crockett john waynewho also produced and directed the film with the uncredited assistance of john ford. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing dismember the alamo 2015 new york near you. From director john lee hancock and oscarwinning producers mark johnson and ron howard comes an epic motion picture event, the. Watch remember the alamo american experience official. The battle of the alamo february 23 march 6, 1836 was a pivotal event in the texas revolution. The road to fort alamo attempts to be like a traditional american western, but falls well short. The alamo1960 the green leaves of summer dailymotion. Travis, and the supporting cast features frankie avalon, patrick wayne, linda cristal, joan obrien, chill wills, joseph calleia, ken curtis. Almost since the beginning of the motion picture industry, people have been telling the story of the alamo on film. Home of the famous 1836 battle and to living history demonstrations and special events throughout the year, the beautiful 300yearold former spanish mission turned fortress is open yearround and is free for families, school groups and everyone to visit, experience the battlefield first. It is far more likely that the skull was that of an indian convert buried inside the compound. Composed by dimitri tiomkin performed by the brothers four. Ken clark one of the many american actors who made a living working in the italian film industry in the 1960s plays bud massey, a wandering cowpoke whose spread was destroyed by yankee raiders in the civil war.
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