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. Bill hunt at the digital bits has a bit more news on the status of john waynes the alamo 1960 i was up in l. Moreover, everything caption alluding to the to settlers and perhap. In the southern part of texas, in the town of san antone, theres a. John wayne and linda cristal on the set of the alamo 1960 john. Alamo and the films in question are john waynes the alamo released in 1960. The alamo trailer directed by john wayne and starring john wayne, richard widmark, laurence harvey, frankie avalon, patrick wayne. Dickinsons wife, susanna dickinson, and also their daughter, angelina named lisa in the film and played by john waynes daughter, aissa. Comparison between the original theatrical version, here being represented by a recording from the german paytvnetwork premiere on its mgmchannel identical to the usdvd and the restored directors original cut, also from mgm but released exclusively on vhs laserdisc. 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. Everyone in the alamo is killed made clear at the very beginning of the movie.
John wayne in the alamo 1960 john wayne, richard widmark, and laurence. Thats exactly what john wayne did back in 1960 as he starred in and directed this epic about the birth of texas and the legendary siege at the alamo mission in san antonio. 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. Not john waynes movie set michael graczyk, associated press published 9. John wayne in true grit directed by henry hathaway. John wayne s directorial debut the alamo is set in 1836. Davy crockett, who, together with colonels jim bowie richard widmark and william travis laurence harvey and 184 hardy. Despite what mgm has claimed officially, let me assure you, having now seen the tests firsthand which the studio has apparently not done yet for some strange reason and how weird is. John wayne had wanted to make an alamo movie ever since 1944. John wayne was a fan of the kingston trios recording of remember the alamo, composed by jane bowers, and wanted to use the song in the film. There are other scenes like this as well as a resolution with the guy john wayne has a conflict with over the girl in town. Lyrics of ballad of the alamo from the alamo by john wayne feat. The alamo is a 1960 film that tells the legendary true story of a small band of soldiers who sacrificed their lives in hopeless combat against a massive army in order to prevent a tyrant from smashing the new republic of texas directed by john wayne. With john wayne, roscoe lee browne, bruce dern, colleen dewhurst.
The classic john wayne alamo movie, into which he put so much effort to get the film made, is entertaining and heroic, being a romantic take on the story of less than 200 defending the alamo against some 7000 mexican soldiers. An intensely patriotic man, wayne admired the courage of the alamo defenders and wanted to inspire nambypamby 20thcentury audiences to stand up and fight for the things they. The alamo 1960 john wayne synopsis, characteristics. Theres a lot of macho byplay before the actual attack, including the famous letter scene in which. I like to see other deleted scene of the alamo john wayne. Documentary about the making of the john wayne film the alamo 1960. The alamo 1960 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Tomorrow, tuesday the 17 th, turner classic movies is showing the longer, roadshow version of the classic 1960 john wayne film the alamo at 2. Marion mitchell morrison may 26, 1907 june 11, 1979, born marion robert morrison, better known by his stage name john wayne, was an american film actor, director and producer. The 1960s are topped and tailed by two movies that deal with a supposedly major. The cast, script, production design and score added to the richly textured look and feel to the film.
Though i personally prefer the 2004 film version for a more authentic. Clyde developed a lung condition that required him to move his family from iowa to the warmer climate of southern california, where they tried ranching in the mojave desert. William barret travis to take command of the alamo, a fort in a crumbling mission near. Based on the 1836 standoff between a group of texan and tejano men, led by davy crockett and jim bowie, and mexican dictator santa annas forces at the alamo in san antonio texas. Mgms dvd of the alamo is a very good rendering of the general release version of the movie. An oct 1959 lamirrornews article reported that director john ford, waynes. John wayne was born marion robert morrison in iowa, to mary alberta brown and clyde leonard morrison, a pharmacist. The enhanced 70mm image is going to impress a lot of fans whove only seen it on flat television, and the audio track with tiomkins boiling battle music coming at you in 5. John wayne and chill wills in the alamo 1960 john wayne and linda cristal in. There was something about the story that appealed to his red, white, and blue way of thinking. The article reported the death of lajean eldridge, an actress in the john wayne film project being shot in bracketville, kinney county, texas. John wayne believed in the same republican values that davy crockett did.
Death of emil sande original road show version the alamo 1960. John wayne starred as davy crockett in the 1960 movie the alamo. Viewed as history, john waynes epic production of the alamo is as full of holes as swiss. I still have my laserdisc but wish this could be restored for dvd and bluray. He was of english, ulsterscots, and irish ancestry. Travis, and the supporting cast features frankie avalon, patrick wayne, linda cristal, joan obrien, chill wills, joseph calleia, ken curtis.
Included are behindthescenes photos and footage of the actual production of the film, clips from it and interviews with members of the cast, crew and local residents in brackettville, tx, where it was filmed. Other than travis slave, joe, who was also allowed to leave, susanna was the only one able to say what happened at the alamo but, like joe, she didnt see very much. It was the first movie location built in texas, originally constructed for and best known as the setting for the alamo 1960, directed by john wayne and starring wayne, richard. Characters drink and smoke and use some strong language, including insults like catamite that might be unfamiliar to. The movie is historically inaccurate, but crockett would have likely said. When, for various reasons, the rights to the song couldnt be obtained, dimitri tiomkin, who scored the film, and paul francis webster wrote their own song for the film, the green leaves of summer. With dennis quaid, billy bob thornton, emilio echevarria, jason patric.
Release date 1965 language english french spanish studio jerry bresler productions. Parents need to know that this movie has intense battle violence with many deaths. It was the first movie location built in texas, originally constructed for and best known as the. Now i may sound like a bible beater yelling up a revival at a river crossing camp meeting, but that dont change the truth none. Linda cristal, who portrayed flaca in the film, and john gavin were on loan. With john wayne, richard widmark, laurence harvey, frankie avalon. Alamo village is a movie set and tourist attraction north of brackettville, texas, united states. Theyre never going to meet your level of expectation. Rancher wil andersen is forced to hire inexperienced boys as cowhands in order to get his herd to market on time but the rough drive is full of dangers and a gang of cattle rustlers is trailing them.
Deleted scenes from the alamo 1960 davy crockett kills emil. Just how or why john wayne first came upon the idea of making a movie about the alamo is possibly the only mystery remaining in a movie that has been examined and covered from every imaginable angle during the past 50 years since its premiere. With frankie avalon, russell birdwell, budd boetticher, richard boone. He epitomized rugged masculinity and has become an enduring american icon. The picture also stars richard widmark as jim bowie and laurence harvey as william b. Alamo, the 1960 from internet movie firearms database guns in movies, tv and video games. Murder of alamo actress, 1959 texas history notebook. 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. Harvey, laurence, widmark, richard, john wayne, frankie avalon, patrick wayne, linda cristal, joan obrien, richard boone, chill wills, ken curtis, joseph calleia, john wayne. John wayne produced, directed and starred in this epic mixing nobility with bawdiness resulting in a reverence for the ideals of the defenders seen through their personal lives and conduct. Hand color tinted photo of john wayne from the 1960 movie, the alamo. Cristaland the death of james bowies wife is reported in the movie when in fact.
In the desert of texas sits a wonderful place full of movie history. Viewed as history, john waynes epic production of the alamo is as full of holes as swiss cheese the final battle actually lasted less than an hour, in the predawn darkness of march 6, 1836. Alamo and the films in question are john waynes the alamo released in 1960 and. Do you know the names of some of the horses that he rode in his movies.
John wayne true grit fill your hand you son of a bitch john wayne 2 true grit movie old postcard 6340 star without flag watermark john wayne, academy award winning actor in true grit. There is a gb hd version of the alamo that just hit bittorrent sites. Davy crockett became a texan by dying at the alamo, and john wayne became. Albuquerque journal on october 12, 1959, the associated press column appeared in newspapers across the country with similar headlines to this one, admirer kills young actress in alamo movie.
There may be some historical interest in restoring the 70mm print for the sake of having the roadshow version available, but i dont see anybody clamoring to see it and i. 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 the screenplay is credited to hancock, john sayles. The alamo is a 2004 american western film about the battle of the alamo during the texas revolution. John waynes directorial debut the alamo is set in 1836. In john waynes directorial debut, the alamo showcases the historic pivotal battle in 1836 against santa annas troops in the war for texas independence frommexico. Find release information for the alamo 1960 john wayne on allmovie. Probably there has been hardly any other film project that was as important to the duke john wayne as the alamo. Find movie and film cast and crew information for the alamo 1960 john wayne on allmovie. The making of the epic film clark, donald, andersen, christopher p. All john wayne movies in order from the start imdb. John wayne and linda cristal on the set of the alamo 1960. Previously meeting final tragedy, they contend with each other and finally. Clint turner is arrested for the murder of his girlfriend judys father, a rival rancher who was an enemy of his own father.
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