John wayne, richard widmark, laurence harvey, ken curtis, frankie avalon, patrick wayne, linda cristal, joan obrien, chill wills, richard boone sinopsis. The battle of the alamo february 23 march 6, 1836 was a pivotal event in the texas revolution. The alamo 1960 john wayne with his daughter aissa wayne. No doubt about it, the legend of john wayne continues to grow. The lineinthesand scene, where the alamo defenders elect to fight to the death, is just incredible. According to a harris poll taken earlier this month january 2011, americans still rank the duke as their third most favorite actor, putting him right behind johnny depp and denzel washington. John waynes interview with barbara walters from 1979 audio only this isnt the full interview john wayne introduces his role in the shootist in 1976. John wayne, richard widmark, laurence harvey, frankie avalon, patrick wayne, linda cristal, joan obrien, chill wills, joseph. 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. It means people can live free, talk free, go or come, buy or sell, be drunk or. Contemporary printed sources indicate that waynes alamo was never intended to be any kind of docudrama.
John wayne s best picture nominee is a stirring epicwith some fun bloopers. Crockett goes on to equate the words resonant quality with the moment when a mans young son makes his first sound like a man, another highlight from david crocketts speech, included on this soundtrack to the alamo, wayne s 1960 labor of love and boxoffice bust. Find movie and film cast and crew information for the alamo 1960 john wayne on allmovie. In 1836, a small band of soldiers sacrifice their lives in. 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. Burn the cuartel, blow the powder reserve, arm jim bowie and his men with nock guns like the duke did on the silver screen in 1960s the alamo.
Travis, and the supporting cast features frankie avalon, patrick wayne, linda cristal, joan obrien, chill wills, joseph calleia. Crockett goes on to equate the words resonant quality with the moment when a mans young son makes his first sound like a man, another highlight from david crocketts speech, included on this soundtrack to the alamo, waynes 1960 labor of love and. John wayne in the alamo 1960 john wayne movies, john. 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. Download alamo car rental and enjoy it on your iphone, ipad, and ipod touch. 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. Here is the roadshow directors cut of john waynes the alamo 1960, the first of two films that wayne was ever officially credited with directing. Pdf download john waynes the alamo the making of the epic. John waynes version of the alamo is and has always been one of my favorite movies. Journey to shiloh 1968 james caan, michael sarrazin, brenda scott. The alamo soundtrack suite dimitri tiomkin youtube. I first saw it as a 9 yr old boy the year it was first released and was fascinated.
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. An eye for an eye 1966 robert lansing, patrick wayne, slim pickens. The alamo starring john wayne, richard widmark, laurence harvey and richard boone. John wayne movies and tv shows tv listings tv guide.
Rather it was a tribute by wayne to american north, central, south patriotism. The alamo john wayne alam 001cp bka3c8 from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and. 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. 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. Patrick wayne has lived a life rich in variety and adventure, from time as a coast guardsmen to a long career in tv and film, and more recently, as chairman of the john wayne cancer institute. Heres hoping the restoration of the roadshow version of the film is successful.
A making of the classic 1960 epic from an early 1990s laser disc release. Hollywood heavyweights john wayne and richard widmark star in this historically. John wayne in the searchers, love how john ford frames ethan in this shot, the quintessential outsider. The alamo original soundtrack dimitri tiomkin songs. John waynes directorial debut the alamo is set in 1836. The alamo 1960 directed by john wayne genres historical film, western subgenres epic western, historical epic run time 167 min. Victory or death allows players to fill the shoes of lt col travis, or the boots of john wayne, with the same options and possibilities open to you as they had in front of them. Americas most provocative state makes for an epic history. Its surprising it took so long given that wayne, better known as the duke to his.
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. Even in 1836, the alamo was located in what then passed for the inner city. At the alamo a crumbling adobe mission 185 exceptional men joined together in a sacred pact. 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. 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. Davy crockett, who, together with colonels jim bowie richard widmark. Find out when and where you can watch john wayne movies and tv shows with the full listings schedule at. Download john waynes america the politics of celebrity free books. Republic is one of those words that makes me tight in the throat. The picture also stars richard widmark as jim bowie and laurence harvey as william b.
See more ideas about texas history, alamo san antonio and san antonio. Documentary about the making of the john wayne film the alamo 1960. I still have my laserdisc but wish this could be restored for dvd and bluray. 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. Years in the making 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. In the iconic 1960 john wayne movie of that name his first view of the alamo is across the dry texas plains. It was 50 years ago that john wayne won his first and only oscar as best actor for true grit 1969. Frontier legend davy crockett played by wayne and his men arrive in san antonio, texas, and volunteer to help defend the alamo, a. Gone with the west 1975 full length western, james caan, sammy davis jr. Until the ranch failed, marion and his younger brother robert e. 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. There is a gb hd version of the alamo that just hit bittorrent sites. 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.
To view this video download flash player videos 360 view images 3 laserdisc box set of the alamo by john wayne with richard widmark, laurence harvey, richard boone, pat wayne, chill wills and frankie avalon. Travis, and the supporting cast features frankie avalon, patrick wayne, linda cristal, joan obrien, chill wills, joseph calleia, ken curtis. And texas isnt in the desert youll be surprised how green our beautiful city is. In 1836, the mexican army, led by general santa anna, is invading texas. With frankie avalon, russell birdwell, budd boetticher, richard boone. 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. Create a reservation faster than ever, easily view or modify upcoming reservations, get directions to your rental location, and use online checkin to sprint through the pickup process. 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. In answer to your first question, it appears that john wayne greatly influenced the final script of the alamo, even if he did not take pen in hand. Now this roadshow cut runs more than 40 minutes longer than the theatrical cut that you can find on dvd. Hoping to create a diversion for santa annas forces, general sam houston richard boone orders colonel william b.
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. 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. The alamo, american epic film, released in 1960, that was john waynes dream project about the battle of the alamo 1836. With john wayne, richard widmark, laurence harvey, frankie avalon.