The Alamo
Summary:
John Wayne's directorial debut The Alamo is set in 1836: Wayne plays Col. Davy Crockett, who, together with Colonels Jim Bowie (Richard Widmark) and William Travis (Laurence Harvey) and 184 hardy Americans and Texicans, defends the Alamo mission against the troops of Mexican general Santa Ana. There's a lot of macho byplay before the actual attack, including th... Full Summary >>
Cast:
John Wayne - (Col. David Crockett)
Richard Widmark - (Col. James Bowie)
Laurence Harvey - (Col. William Barrett Travis)
Frankie Avalon - (Smitty)
Richard Boone - (Gen. Sam Houston)
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Review:
Since John Wayne was unable to persuade friend John Ford to direct the star's long-cherished project on the historic event, he decided to get behind the camera himself, with better results than might have been expected. Although overlong, especially in its current three-hour-plus running time, and, at times, clumsy in staging, composition, an... Continue >>
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