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The Alamo (1960)

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Reviews Counted:13

Fresh:7

Rotten:6

Average Rating:5.4/10

Runtime: 4 hrs 6 mins

Genre: Westerns

Synopsis: The Duke directs (with the uncredited help of his friend and mentor John Ford) this flag-waving spectacular about the courageous struggle by 182 American heroes to defend a small Catholic mission... The Duke directs (with the uncredited help of his friend and mentor John Ford) this flag-waving spectacular about the courageous struggle by 182 American heroes to defend a small Catholic mission to the death and eventually win Texas with the help of Jim Bowie, Davy Crockett, and Sam Houston. The restored, widescreen edition of Wayne's epic is at the original length and includes the theatrical trailer. Academy Award Nominations: 7, including Best Picture, Best Song ("Green Leaves of Summer"). Academy Awards: Best Sound. [More]

Starring: John Wayne, Richard Widmark, Laurence Harvey, Richard Boone

Starring: John Wayne, Richard Widmark, Laurence Harvey, Richard Boone, Frankie Avalon

Director: John Wayne

Director: John Wayne
Composer: Dimitri Tiomkin

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Nov 13, 2007

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05/09/05
Bosley Crowther
Bosley Crowther
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Brian J. Arthurs
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Beach Reporter (Southern California)

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01/23/04
Carol Cling
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Las Vegas Review-Journal

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04/18/04
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

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03/04/08
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

Patriotic but inaccurate epic Western.

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10/03/05
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Despite a banal and preachy script, full of speeches about religion and patriotism,the film has some good action sequences; overall, it's not worse than the 2004 remake starring Billy Bob Thornton.

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02/23/07
Emanuel Levy
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02/09/06
Geoff Andrew
Geoff Andrew
Time Out

John Wayne doesn't appear for the first twenty minutes of The Alamo, his 1960 directorial debut, and that's a bad sign.

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04/19/04
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

Could Wayne have crafted a better film if he only tried his hand at directing, instead of putting on the hero's mantle as well? Doubtful.

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04/01/04
John A. Nesbit
John A. Nesbit
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03/10/03
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03/07/01
Scott Renshaw
Scott Renshaw
Apollo Guide

Duke does Alamo redux. Heroic, overblown, speechy.

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10/25/04
Steve Crum
Steve Crum
Kansas City Kansan

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11/12/04
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