Producer: John Wayne
Director: John Wayne
Awards: Received the Oscar for Best Sound and was nominated for six additional Academy Awards: Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Chill Wills), Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Original Song, Best Music & Best Picture. This film has also received a Golden Globe for original score, four Laurel Awards, an NBR award & a Western Heritage Award.
Interesting Fact: The set for this film took two years to construct. The film itself was banned in Mexico.
My Mother's Favorite Scene: She loves the scene where they draw the line and the once opposing Bowie crosses it to prove his allegiance to the cause.
Gen. Sam Houston: "Where's Jim Bowie?"
Captain James Butler Bonham: "He's indisposed, sir."
Gen. Sam Houston: "Indisposed? By God if you mean drunk,
you say drunk, sir!"
Captain James Butler Bonham: "He's drunk, sir!"
As pressure builds up between the United States and Mexico, the fuse gets ready to go off in Texas. Not unlike the 300 Spartans who protected Greece from loosing their Democracy, the men protecting this mission were protecting a nation and an ideal behind them. Famous men like Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie, William Travis and others answered the call and dug in for their country. Here they held back the countless armies from Mexico for thirteen days at a place called the Alamo.
This film has a special place in my mother's heart. It's history, patriotism, casting and breathtaking scenes have made this movie a family classic. John Wayne was a man who did things whether they were popular or not. This film and others, like The Green Berets (1968), may have not had a large following at the time or even today. Regardless of this fan base, he felt the urge to create a testimony for those men who gave their lives to preserve freedom.
Trailer.
Speech on republic.
This film has some of the best music ever written.
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