I love this movie. When I firsted watched it I was about 6yrs old and I was watching all the Disney Davy Crocket movies so I was disapointed when I saw it wasnt John Wayne loved it anyways.
I'm a huge John Wayne fan, but I'm afraid this movie is kind of a clunker. It's waaaaay too long (nearly three and a half hours), with much of the movie focusing on things that have nothing to do with the Battle of the Alamo. The three-hour build-up to the actual battle is just too much, and when the battle finally arrives, there's no satisfaction in it, as you're forced to watch all the film's heroes (including the immortal John Wayne) massacred by the Mexicans.
One of the few films Wayne directed. He learned a lot from John Ford but dispenses with much of his family sentiment but shows nonetheless an honest portrayal of the big western land grab.
In 1836 General Santa Anna and the Mexican army is sweeping across Texas. To be able to stop him, General Sam Huston needs time to get his main force into shape. To buy that time he orders Colonel William Travis to defend a small mission on the Mexicans' route at all costs.
One of the few films Wayne directed. He learned a lot from John Ford but dispenses with much of his family sentiment but shows nonetheless an honest portrayal of the big western land grab.
GREAT MOVIE..Especially since few actors to base the movie on... VEry few lived to make it to the alamo part thats famous.. ONE survived to tell the heroic story...
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