With frank thompson, richard flores, don graham, stephen l. The alamo, based upon the historical battle, is a 2004 war film directed by john lee hancock, and starring dennis quaid, billy bob thornton, and jason patric. Clip from the disneyland tv series 19541990 davy crockett at the alamo 60 min 3rd of 5 features. Here is a movie that captures the loneliness and dread of men waiting for two weeks for what they expect to be certain death, and it somehow. In 1836, nearly 200 texans held the alamo for days while under siege by general santa anna. Watch online or on your favorite connected device with the vudu app. The alamo trailer 2004 trailer addict movie trailers. With john wayne, richard widmark, laurence harvey, frankie avalon. Travis laurence harvey, joined by colonels jim bowie richard widmark and davy crockett john wayne, to lead a small, heroic band of american and texican fighters in a resistance. Plus, watch over 4,500 free movies on vudu movies on us. Characters drink and smoke and use some strong language, including insults like catamite that might be unfamiliar to todays audiences. Whether they hold traditional or revisionist views, people are passionate about their opinions. Controversy has always been part of the history and legend of the alamo. The alamo 2004 movie clip remember the alamo part 2 youtube.
Well acted and a film well worth having giving a little history of the alamo. Released 2004, the alamo stars dennis quaid, billy bob thornton, jason patric, patrick wilson the pg movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 17 min, and received a score of 47 out of 100 on. Conventional wisdom in hollywood is that any movie named the alamo must be simplistic and rousing, despite the fact that we already know all the defenders got killed. Hoping to create a diversion for santa annas forces, general sam houston richard boone orders colonel william b. The alamo 2004 movie clip remember the alamo part 3 youtube. Yeartodate is up 9% but 2004 will have a tough time keeping up with 2003 in may. At the beginning of the alamo siege in the film, a bagpiper is seen on the walls playing his instrument. Billy bob thornton and patrick wilson in the alamo 2004 tom everett in the alamo. Everyone in the alamo is killed made clear at the very beginning of the movie. Detailing the events leading up to the battle, the story unfolds via an omniscient observer and touches upon the likes of historical figures, though the scripts historicity is somewhat. In retrospect, the wayne movie was something of a parable. With dennis quaid, billy bob thornton, emilio echevarria, jason patric.
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Venom blast riot in a space jet ending fight scene venom vs riot full riot kills ending fight. Led by young, brash colonel william travis, violent, passionate james bowie, and living legend david crockett their deeds would pass into history. The film was produced with excellent graphic quality, best. The alamo trailer 2004 an epic that evokes films such as how the west was won and dances with wolves, the alamo details the key 1863 battle fought to win texas from the mexican government. If we dont know it, we find out in the first scene. In addition to the 32 volunteers from gonzales, the alamo defenders were later reinforced by at. Houstons volunteer army includes such folkloric figures as jim bowie jason patric and davy crockett billy bob thornton. The alamo is a 2004 american western film about the battle of the alamo during the texas revolution.
With dennis quaid, billy bob thornton, emilio echevarria, jordi molla and patrick. The film was produced with excellent graphic quality, best ear. The story is of how these portrayed in in the film defended the alamo which was a mission, against over whelming odds against santa anna and the mexican army. Davy crockett elects to fight it out at the alamo pt 2. It is updated to reflect the audiencemood during the.
We consider why the alamo 2004 with billy bob thornton as davy crockett. In 1836, the mexican army, led by general santa anna, is invading texas. The alamo full movie hd1080p sub english play for free. With jason patric, jennifer jason leigh, sam elliott, max perlich. The alamo has been put on the silver screen many times in many ways. The texans, led by colonel travis, managed to temporarily hold off the. As santa annas forces advance on san antonio, the legendary general and his. In the early 1800s, white american settlers began moving into texas, then part of mexico. A semihistorical account of the standoff at an abandoned mission during the texas fight for independence.
It was directed by john lee hancock, produced by ron howard, brian grazer, and mark johnson, distributed by touchstone pictures, and starred dennis quaid as sam houston, billy bob thornton as david crockett, and jason patric as jim bowie the screenplay is credited to. For the baby boomer generation it is john waynes spin that is very likely burned in their mind. Sam houston dennis quaid organizes a rebel army to liberate texas from the brutal rule of mexican dictator general santa. In 1836, a small band of soldiers sacrifice their lives in hopeless combat against a massive army in order to prevent a tyrant from smashing the new republic of texas. Get the alamo dvd and bluray release date, trailer, movie poster and movie stats. Based on the 1836 standoff between a group of texan and tejano men, led by davy crockett and jim bowie, and mexican dictator santa annas forces at the alamo in san antonio texas. Lee hancock, leslie bohem, stephen gaghan, john lee hancock.
Sam houston dennis quaid organizes a rebel army to liberate texas from the brutal rule of mexican dictator general santa anna emilio echevarria. The alamo is the most effective movie created by touchstone pictures, image entertainment, by using a description of the movie is based on the 1836 standoff between a group of texan and tejano men, led by davy crockett and jim bowie, and mexican dictator santa annas forces at the alamo in san antonio, texas. Victory or death battlecruiser alamo series book 3 read full ebook. Sam houston is a soldier, statesman, and congressman who has his. The alamo is the greatest movie produced by touchstone pictures, image entertainment, possessing a description of the movie is based on the 1836 standoff between a group of texan and tejano men, led by davy crockett and jim bowie, and mexican dictator santa annas forces at the alamo in san antonio, texas. Dennis quaid, patrick wilson, jason patrick, billy bob thornton. Rent, buy, and watch movies and tv shows with vudu. Cast in credits order complete, awaiting verification. They have changed the cover but the content is the same. Originally constructed as a spanish mission, the alamo provided a secure post between texas settlements and the troops of general santa anna emilio. Its movie night at the alamono, the real one texas monthly. Parents need to know that this movie has intense battle violence with many deaths. Texas is still officially part of mexico, but after gen. The advance buzz on the alamo was negative, and now i know why.
Years in the making 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. Here is a movie that captures the loneliness and dread of men. The alamo, originally a spanish mission, became the site of one of the bloodiest standoffs in the spring of 1836 between 200 texans or texeans, as they originally called themselves led by colonel william travis, james bowie and davy crockett and the mexican army led by general santa anna. The alamo is a 2004 american western film about the battle of the alamo during the texas. At just over 2 hours, i found this film captivating. Dec 12, 2018 the alamo full movie hd1080p sub english play for free. Based on the 1836 standoff between a group of texan and tejano men, led by davy crockett and jim bowie, and mexican dictator santa annas forces at the alamo in san antonio, texas.
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