The Alamo (1960) is an American historical film that revolves around a band of Texan soldiers who try to fight against a large Mexican army, but they are vastly outnumbered. The movie was directed by ...
The box-office failure of John Wayne's The Alamo draws some interesting parallels to Kevin Costner's Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1. John Wayne fronted over 80 Westerns during his 50 year ...
In 1836, the Mexican Army, led by Gen. Santa Anna, is invading Texas. Hoping to create a diversion for Santa Anna's forces, Gen. Sam Houston (Richard Boone) orders Col. William B. Travis (Laurence ...
Americans so love to fantasize about being underdogs that the fall of the Alamo has been filmed more than a dozen times, though John Wayne’s legendary 1960 fiasco and a more enlightened political ...
Replica built for ’60 movie losing battle to time, nature BRACKETTVILLE, Texas – Time and Mother Nature are threatening to dismantle the Alamo. Not the original, but the replica 18th-century Spanish ...
By the time "The Alamo" made its world premiere 65 years ago at the Woodlawn Theatre on Fredericksburg Road, the city had already been celebrating John Wayne's $12 million epic. The film's ...
BRACKETTVILLE, Texas Time and Mother Nature are threatening to dismantle the Alamo. Not the original, but the replica 18th-century Spanish mission and Old West movie set John Wayne built for his Oscar ...