Even if audiences didnt enjoy the film, they got behind dimitri tiomkins score, which enjoyed a long run on the charts behind marty robbins ballad of the alamo and green leaves of summer from the brothers four. This page was last edited on 27 august 2019, at 19. This threeplushour epic feels longer than the battle itself, the most infamous part of the texas revolution, in which texan troops were massacred by a much larger mexican force. Directorstar john wayne spends more time at the alamo than i did as a junior high kid in houston. With james arness, brian keith, alec baldwin, david ogden stiers. Less than a mile away, take in a free screening of san antonio. Martyrs of the alamo is a 1915 american historical war drama film written and directed by. Viewed as history, john waynes epic production of the alamo is as full of holes as swiss cheese the final battle actually.
Hoping to create a diversion for santa annas forces, general sam houston richard boone orders colonel william b. Cues such as what were defending have a typically rousing, patriotic mix of strings and horns, but even then burwell finds a way to give these moments some of his character by ending the track with a contemplative harp. Carter burwells score for the alamo incorporates, aptly enough, elements of music from the old west into his intricately melodic and percussive style. The alamo is the perfect example of a film that really good, but has gotten so much bad press because it was a box office bomb. Ballad of the alamo by marty robbins on amazon music. Martyrs of the alamo on imdb martyrs of the alamo is available for free download at the internet. The alamo is a 2004 american western film about the battle of the alamo during the texas revolution. The cast also includes richard widmark as jim bowie and laurence harvey as william b. Draw western 1984 kirk douglas, james coburn, alexandra. Against orders and with no help of relief texas patriots led by william travis, jim bowie, and davy crockett defend the alamo against overwhelming mexican forces. The alamo usa 1960 directed by john wayne soundtrack by dimitri tiomkin in the southern part of texas, near the town of san antone, stands a. At the alamo a crumbling adobe mission 185 exceptional men joined together in a sacred pact.
Travis, and the supporting cast features frankie avalon, patrick wayne, linda cristal, joan obrien, chill wills, joseph calleia, ken curtis. Likely in america where remember the alamo is of much importance, any movie maker would have his work cut out to please everyone waynes effort should be judged on the attitudes of the time and his personal battle to get the movie made at all. A popular alamo film from 1915 was titled the martyrs of the alamo, brought to you by d w griffith. Travis laurence harvey, joined by colonels jim bowie richard widmark and davy crockett john wayne, to lead a small, heroic band of american and texican fighters in a resistance battle at the alamo. Though alamo village is no longer open to the public, the actual alamo, in downtown san antonio, is open every day except christmas. The alamo este povestea neinfricata a celei mai faimoase batalii din istoria texasului. Check out ballad of the alamo by marty robbins on amazon music. The alamo, film score recording details and tracks.
The alamo john wayne, richard widmark, laurence harvey, richard boone, chill wills, frankie avalon, linda cristal, ken curtis, joseph calleia, denver pyle, hank worden 1960. Probably there has been hardly any other film project that was as important to the duke john wayne as the alamo. The alamo usa 1960 directed by john wayne soundtrack by dimitri tiomkin in the southern part of texas, near the town of san antone, stands a fortress all in ruins that the weeds have overgrown. It is certainly one of the last of the oldschool tv westerns and tells the story of the famed siege of the alamo during the texas revolution. The alamo, as a film subject has a long, and sordid tradition of portraying any spanish speaker as being on the screen for the sole purpose of robbing some innocent white woman of her honor. The alamo 1960 online subtitrat in romana in hd 1080p. The alamo 1960 movie simple english wikipedia, the. Even the most ambitious alamo film to date, john waynes 1960 the alamo, was a critical and financial flop. Frontier legend davy crockett played by wayne and his men arrive in san antonio, texas, and volunteer to help defend the alamo, a hopelessly outgunned missionturnedfort.
The alamo 1960 john waynes epic the alamo was filmed near brackettville, texas, on a set specifically made for the film. 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. John lee hancock in the alamo 2004 the alamo 2004 billy bob thornton and patrick. 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. Find recording details and track inforamtion for the alamo, film score dimitri tiomkin on allmusic. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The picture also stars richard widmark as jim bowie and laurence harvey as william b.
The alamo is a 1960 american historical epic and war film about the 1836 battle of the alamo. John lee hancocks the alamo is often sluggish, mired in his effort to provide detail in an attempt at honesty, and it is nearly 90 minutes before action fans get their moneys worth and they do. The alamo original motion picture soundtrack carter. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.
Historical action western detailing the 183536 texas revolution before, during, and after the famous siege of the alamo february 23march 6, 1836 where 183 texans americanborn texans and tejanos mexicanborn texans commanded by colonel travis, along with davey crockett and jim bowie, were besieged in an abandoned mission outside san. In the 36page booklet you will find spectacular pictures, posters and other related illustrations. Western, a genre of novels and short stories, motion pictures, and television and radio shows that are set in the american west, usually in the period from the. John lee hancocks film is one of the most effectively produced i can remember. Historically speaking the movie was a hit and miss affair but thats okay with me because as a package it was a direct hit on the action sequences and since that basically was what the alamo was about i can forgive the inaccuracies. Rio lobo 1970 john wayne, jennifer oneill feature adventure, western, romance. The film was a tworeel short produced in a couple of weeks san antonio, texas. John wayne this retelling of the alamo story and the beginnings of texas independence from mexico is perhaps the most john wayne film ever made. In 1836, 187 americans and texicans stood against the attack of santa anas 7,000man army for more than days. The third of five programs about davy crockett involves him, georgie and a riverboat gambler they meet searching for a new adventure, which leads them to the alamo, which they must defend. Of course, those are the pop entrances on the soundtrack.
Original soundtrack written by dimitri tiomkin and performed by city of prague philharmonic orchestra. This epic film deals with how those men happened to be inside the missionnow a converted fortin the small village of san antonio, texas, and how this led to the tragedy at the alamo. The alamo, american epic film, released in 1960, that was john waynes dream project about the battle of the alamo 1836. If the good lords willin and the creeks dont rise, therell be a third volume fore long. In 1836, the mexican army, led by general santa anna, is invading texas.
The magical world of disney davy crockett at the alamo. The alamo original soundtrack dimitri tiomkin songs. Western movie, starring randolph scott, full length classic feature film. The undefeated 1969 john wayne movies hd 1080p the. The alamo is a very underrated film that is an interesting history. The alamo is a 1960 american historical western epic movie about the 1836 battle of the alamo.
Shrine of texas liberty is a 1938 american blackandwhite war film directed by stuart paton and produced by h. Detailing the events leading up to the battle, the story unfolds via an omniscient observer and touches upon the likes of historical figures, though the scripts historicity is somewhat. You and your men will defend the palisade on the west wall. With fess parker, buddy ebsen, hans conried, kenneth tobey. The alamo texas film commission office of the texas. Wayne provided a clip of the film for use in how the west was won. The picture also stars richard widmark as jim bowie. Pursuant to its legislative grant of care and maintenance of the alamo, the glo. Disney initiated the first great alamo craze in 1954 with its tv and movie portrayals of davy crockett, but it remains to be seen if lightning can strike twice for the house that walt built. The film does little to explain the causes of the texas.
The alamo 2004 fullhd movie online free no download the alamo 2004 fullhd movie online free the alamo 2004 fullhd movie online gorillavid. 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. As purely entertainment in the western action style this movie stacks up. This is both the best and the most historically accurate cinematic depiction of the siege of the alamo in san antonio in 1836 in what is now the state of texas, and its immediate aftermath.