The Alamo defeners from the 1960 film, including (front row, from left) John Wayne as Davy Crockett, Richard Widmark as Jim Bowie and Laurence Harvey as William Travis. EXPRESS-NEWS FILE PHOTO
One of my faves
I have a copy of the unreleased to theaters director’s cut on laser disc....it includes additional scenes and stuff....warts and all, a great patriotic film and a pleasure to watch...
Imagine seeing your enemy, but not have any weapon that could reach them, as they build up and up and up....
I always felt sorry for Laurence Harvey. He had a messed up life and died young. So did his daughter.
Dudette!! Love, LOVE “The Alamo”, especially John Waynes lines on living in a REPUBLIC.
Do this movie being 50 mean what I think it means?
Yes, Remember the Alamo
But more important, Remember San Jacinto
Battle of San Jacinto, April 21, 1836
18 minutes that created a nation (Texas) and an example for freedom lovers.
I saw a show (history channel?) in which the company created scenes from history. One was the attack on the Alamo. They used John Wayne’s Alamo in it and discovered that it is about 3/5s the size of the real Alamo, thus giving the 184 actors less area to defend. That really emphasized how much of a heroic stand they made and that they had no chance of repelling the final assault.
Amazingly - well maybe not so much these days - one of the cable channels was running the (Dennis Quaid?) remake back to back.
In a Playboy Interview back about 1970 John Wayne said THE ALAMO bombed in the US. He also mentioned the movie was a hit IN FRANCE!
boy....that was a tightly wound Travis in that film
Here is the link to the tv production company that made the CGI videos about the Alamo and the bomb hit that caused the USS Arizona to blow up.
“What Went Down:” Experience what it would have been like to be present at history’s most world-changing moments in What Went Down, the gripping series from HISTORY that serves as an HD time machine to the past. From the showdown at the Alamo to the cockpit of a Japanese plane at Pearl Harbor, What Went Down brings crucial historical events vividly to life. With the help of top CGI artists and on-location experts,