The Alamo
“The Mission That Became a Fortress! The Fortress That Became a Shrine!”
The legendary true story of a small band of soldiers who sacrificed their lives in hopeless combat against a massive army in order to prevent a tyrant from smashing the new Republic of Texas.
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Cast
137 people
John Wayne
Col. Davy Crockett
Known for
The Searchers
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Guinn Williams
Lt. 'Irish' Finn
Richard Widmark
Jim Bowie
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Judgment at Nuremberg
Pickup on South Street
Laurence Harvey
Col. William Travis
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The Manchurian Candidate
Room at the Top
Frankie Avalon
Smitty
Known for
Grease
Panic in Year Zero!
Patrick Wayne
Capt. James Butler Bonham
Known for
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
McLintock!
Linda Cristal
Flaca
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Mr. Majestyk
Two Rode Together
Joan O'Brien
Mrs. Sue Dickinson
Known for
Operation Petticoat
It Happened at the World's Fair
Chill Wills
Beekeeper
Known for
Giant
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Joseph Calleia
Juan Seguin
Known for
Touch of Evil
Gilda
Ken Curtis
Capt. Almeron Dickinson
Known for
Robin Hood
Gunsmoke
Carlos Arruza
Lt. Reyes
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Mi reino por un torero
Bullfight
John Wayne Director · James Edward Grant Screenplay Dimitri Tiomkin Composer
Worldwide gross $7.9M · Budget $12M · United States release October 24, 1960
Box office
Budget
$12,000,000
Worldwide gross
$7,900,000
Gross vs. budget
0.7×
Production
Batjac Productions
Production
The Alamo Company
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Czech · English · Spanish
Release dates
Germany · October 23, 1960
Theatrical
United States · October 24, 1960
Theatrical
Austria
April 6, 1962 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 31, 2005 · Physical · 20TH Century Fox Home
Denmark
October 30, 1961 · Theatrical
France
December 21, 1960 · Theatrical
March 22, 2000 · Physical · VHS
June 7, 2000 · Physical · DVD
June 25, 2017 · TV · Arte
June 16, 2021 · Physical · Blu-Ray
April 27, 2026 · Digital · Arte•tv
April 27, 2026 · TV · Arte
Germany
June 25, 2017 · TV · Arte
April 27, 2026 · Digital · Arte•tv
April 27, 2026 · TV · Arte
Ireland
July 28, 1961 · Theatrical
Italy
February 17, 1961 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 21, 2007 · Physical · DVD
South Korea
August 24, 2004 · Physical
United Kingdom
October 26, 1960 · Theatrical
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