The Alamo
“You will never forget”
Based on the 1836 standoff between a group of Texan and Tejano men, led by Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie, and Mexican dictator Santa Anna's forces at the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas.
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Cast
26 people
Dennis Quaid
Sam Houston
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The Day After Tomorrow
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Tommy Davidson
Colonel Green Jameson
Billy Bob Thornton
Davy Crockett
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Armageddon
Bad Santa
Jason Patric
James Bowie
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The Lost Boys
Wayward Pines
Patrick Wilson
William Travis
Known for
Insidious
The Conjuring
Emilio Echevarría
Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana
Known for
Amores Perros
Die Another Day
Edwin Hodge
Joe
Known for
The Purge
As Above, So Below
Emily Deschanel
Rosanna Travis
Known for
Bones
Rose Red
Jordi Mollà
Juan Seguin
Known for
Bad Boys II
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
Leon Rippy
Sgt. William Ward
Known for
Deadwood
11.22.63
Marc Blucas
James Bonham
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Reacher
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Robert Prentiss
Albert Grimes
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John Lee Hancock Director · Stephen Gaghan Screenplay Leslie Bohem Screenplay
Worldwide gross $26M · Budget $107M · United States release April 9, 2004
Box office
Budget
$107,000,000
Worldwide gross
$25,819,961
Gross vs. budget
0.2×
Production
Imagine Entertainment
Production
Touchstone Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
United States · March 27, 2004
Premiere · San Antonio, Texas
United States · April 9, 2004
Theatrical
Argentina
October 6, 2004 · Physical
Australia
July 29, 2004 · Theatrical
Chile
September 17, 2004 · Theatrical
Czechia
December 8, 2004 · Physical
Finland
March 6, 2010 · TV
France
December 19, 2004 · Physical
Germany
December 2, 2004 · Physical
Hungary
December 1, 2004 · Physical
Iceland
February 21, 2005 · Physical
Ireland
September 3, 2004 · Theatrical
Italy
June 25, 2004 · Theatrical
Japan
September 25, 2004 · Theatrical
Malta
September 1, 2004 · Theatrical
Mexico
April 7, 2004 · Theatrical
Netherlands
September 23, 2004 · Theatrical
Norway
September 24, 2004 · Theatrical
Panama
August 13, 2004 · Theatrical
Philippines
August 4, 2004 · Limited theatrical
September 8, 2004 · Theatrical · Davao
Romania
May 28, 2005 · Digital
Singapore
July 29, 2004 · Theatrical
Spain
October 1, 2004 · Theatrical
Sweden
May 23, 2005 · Physical
United Kingdom
September 3, 2004 · Theatrical
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