The Alamo 1960
Western
MGM / UA  (1960) 162 mins NR

6.7 (4,421 votes)
"A diamond-hard, 'rough-hewn' masterpiece!" -Chicago Daily News

John Wayne produces, directs and stars in this "bigger than life (Life Magazine) chronicle of one of the most remarkable events in American history. At the Alamo -- a crumbling adobe mission -- 185 exceptional men joined together in a sacred pact: they would stand firm against an army of 7,000 and willingly give their lives for freedom.

Filmed entirely in Texas, only a few miles from the site of the actual battle, The Alamo is a visually stunning and historically accurate celebration of courage and honor. Co-starring Richard Widmark, Laurence Harvey and Chill Wills, and garnering seven Oscar nominations, it is a "truly memorable movie spectacle" (Leonard Maltin)....

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Cast and Crew
John Wayne  ......  Col. Davy Crockett
Richard Widmark  ......  Jim Bowie
Laurence Harvey  ......  Col. William Travis
Richard Boone  ...... 
Linda Cristal  ......  Graciela Carmela Maria 'Flaca' de Lopez y Vejar
Joan O'Brien  ......  Mrs. Sue Dickinson
Director  .....  John Wayne
Producer  .....  John Wayne; James Edward Grant
Writer  .....  James Edward Grant
Notes
Goofs:
Factual errors: By dawn, the battle at the Alamo was all but finished. It was essentially a night action. (more)

Trivia:
Sonny Tufts was at one point considered for the role of Jim Bowie, and Clark Gable for the role of William Travis. (more)

Filming Locations:
Alamo Village - Highway 674, Brackettville, Texas, USA (more)

Quotes:
Jim Bowie: I've never had anything to say about that long-winded jackanapes, but he sure does know a way how to start a war. (more)

Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 6 wins & 6 nominations (more)