The Alamo (1960 film)

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The Alamo (1960 film) is an epic historical war drama directed by and starring John Wayne that dramatizes the famous 1836 Battle of the Alamo during the Texas Revolution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
aspectRatio 70 mm Todd-AO
award Academy Award for Best Sound
basedOn Battle of the Alamo
budget approximately $12 million
castMember Chill Wills
Frankie Avalon
Guinn "Big Boy" Williams
Joan O’Brien
John Wayne
Ken Curtis
Laurence Harvey
Linda Cristal
Patrick Wayne
Richard Widmark
Ruben Padilla
cinematographyBy William H. Clothier NERFINISHED
colorProcess Technicolor
countryOfOrigin United States
depicts Battle of the Alamo
director John Wayne
distributor United Artists
editedBy Louis R. Loeffler
linked to: Louis Loeffler

Stuart Gilmore
filmingLocation Brackettville, Texas
genre epic
historical drama
war
historicalFigureDepicted Antonio López de Santa Anna
David Crockett
linked to: Davy Crockett

James Bowie
William B. Travis
mainCharacter Davy Crockett
Jim Bowie
linked to: James Bowie

William B. Travis
musicBy Dimitri Tiomkin
narrativeLocation Alamo Mission in San Antonio
linked to: The Alamo

San Antonio de Béxar
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color
Academy Award for Best Film Editing
Academy Award for Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
Academy Award for Best Picture
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
originalLanguage English
portrayedBy John Wayne
Laurence Harvey
Richard Widmark
producer James Edward Grant
John Wayne
Robert Fellows
productionCompany Batjac Productions
United Artists
releaseDate October 24, 1960
releaseYear 1960
runtime approximately 167 minutes
screenwriter James Edward Grant
setInPeriod Texas Revolution
storyBy James Edward Grant
subject Mexican Army under Santa Anna
linked to: Mexican Army

Texan defenders of the Alamo
title The Alamo

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Chill Wills notableWork The Alamo (1960 film)
Michael Wayne notableWork The Alamo (1960 film)
Winton C. Hoch notableWork The Alamo (1960 film)
Winton C. Hoch workedOn The Alamo (1960 film)