The Alamo

October. 24,1960      NR
Rating:
6.8
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

John Wayne as  Col. Davy Crockett
Richard Widmark as  Jim Bowie
Laurence Harvey as  Col. William Travis
Frankie Avalon as  Smitty
Patrick Wayne as  Capt. James Butler Bonham
Linda Cristal as  Flaca
Joan O'Brien as  Mrs. Sue Dickinson
Chill Wills as  Beekeeper
Joseph Calleia as  Juan Seguin
Ken Curtis as  Capt. Almeron Dickinson

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