The alamo 1960 the worldwide guide to movie locations. Cole thornton, a gunfighter for hire, joins forces with an old friend, sheriff j. John wayne, richard widmark, laurence harvey, richard boone, carlos arruza, frankie avalon, patrick wayne. Many of the characters in the film specifically davy crockett were portrayed as larger than life figures. John wayne was a hollywood stunt man who cemented his hollywood a. The alamo movie set used by john wayne fading away. John wayne 7 movie collection the alamo, the big trail, the comancheros, the horse soldiers, legend of. Together with an old indian fighter and a gambler, they help a rancher and his family fight a rival rancher that is trying to steal their water.
Crockett goes on to equate the words resonant quality with the moment when a mans young son makes his first sound like a man, another highlight from david crocketts speech, included on this soundtrack to the alamo, wayne s 1960 labor of love and boxoffice bust. John wayne was born marion robert morrison in iowa, to mary alberta brown and clyde leonard morrison, a pharmacist. My girlfriend says that half of the film crew and eight of the cast of the movie the conqueror starring john wayne died of cancer after an abomb test in nevada. With only 182 men the alamo force faces an army of over 7,000 mexicans commanded by gen. The version that john wayne wanted for the theatrical release was released in the midnineties as a roadshowversion on vhs and laserdisc. Clyde developed a lung condition that required him to move his family from iowa to the warmer climate of southern california, where they tried ranching in the mojave desert. When john wayne is running about near the chapel with a torch, inside the chapel, you can see a lot of mexican soldiers just. Nefariousned 1 topics 467 posts last post by alamojim on sun apr 19, 2020 8. Apr 27, 2018 john wayne s best picture nominee is a stirring epicwith some fun bloopers. Original soundtrack by dimitri tiomkin the green leaves of summer john wayne s the alamo usa 1960 lyrics. The alamo is a 1960 film that tells 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 directed by john wayne. Alamo, starring and directed by john wayne, about the day siege of the fort in 1836, while defended by davy crockett, jim bowie and a bunch of other volunteers, fighting.
Not the original, but the replica 18thcentury spanish mission and old west. The big trail the barbarian and the geisha the horse soldiers north to alaska the comancheros the longest day the undefeated you will not get red river, legend of the lost, or the alamo, which are included in the dvd set. John wayne and richard widmark star in this historical film spectacular about the attack by mexican troops on the alamo. Alamo village movie set used by john wayne fading away. Not the original, but the replica for john wayne s movie. You can see a lot of the influences john wayne must have picked up along the way during his movie career prior to deciding to put all his chips on the table to bring to the screen his epic the alamo. Everyone in the alamo is killed made clear at the very beginning of the movie.
Apr 04, 2018 parents need to know that this movie has intense battle violence with many deaths. When, for various reasons, the rights to the song couldnt be obtained, dimitri tiomkin, who scored the film, and paul francis webster wrote their own song for the film, the green leaves of summer. The john wayne cancer foundation was founded in 1985 in honor of john wayne, after his family granted the use of his name and limited funding for the continued fight against cancer. The alamo is a 1960 american historical epic and war film about the 1836 battle of the alamo produced and directed by john wayne and starring wayne as. Nefariousned 98 topics 260 posts last post by fargo fenwyck on mon apr 20, 2020 1. John waynes the alamo and the devoted slave should the. John waynes the alamo 1960 the spirit of the alamo by alamo ytc germany 3. The production was closed down and restarted at brackettville on highway 90, about 100 miles west of san antonio toward del rio. He frequently worked in minor roles with director john ford and when raoul walsh suggested him for the lead in the big trail 1930, an epic western shot in an early widescreen process called fox grandeur, ford vouched for him. How much money did john wayne make during movie answers.
He was of english, ulsterscots, and irish ancestry. Alamo village features the worlds only replica of the 1836 alamo missionfortress. On the thirteenth day of the siege, santa annas army attacks the alamo in full force. Jun 30, 2018 on the thirteenth day of the siege, santa annas army attacks the alamo in full force. The alamo is a 1960 film that tells 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. The quite man 40th anniversary laserdisc john wayne maureen ohare movie box set. John waynes directorial debut the alamo is set in 1836. Parents need to know that this movie has intense battle violence with many deaths. The alamo movie set used by john wayne fading away fox news. The movie is historically inaccurate, but crockett would have likely said.
Thats exactly what john wayne did back in 1960 as he starred in and directed this epic about the birth of texas and the legendary siege at the alamo mission in san antonio. Davy crockett, who, together with colonels jim bowie richard widmark and william travis laurence harvey and 184 hardy americans and texicans, defends the alamo mission against the troops of mexican general santa ana. The picture also stars richard widmark as jim bowie and laurence harvey as william b. Jun 30, 2018 the mexicans blast a hole in the alamo wall and soldiers swarm through. In the desert of texas sits a wonderful place full of movie history.
John wayne, richard widmark, laurence harvey, richard boone en frankie avalon. The classic john wayne alamo movie, into which he put so much effort to get the film made, is entertaining and heroic, being a romantic take on the story of less than 200 defending the alamo against some 7000 mexican soldiers. Dec 26, 2014 alamo village, a 400acre plot of land about 120 miles west of san antonio, was carved out of a large ranch in the late 1950s for john wayne s directorial debut. Even the most ambitious alamo film to date, john wayne s 1960 the alamo, was a critical and financial flop. John wayne film collection 7 discs bluray best buy. Alamo village, a 400acre plot of land about 120 miles west of san antonio, was carved out of a large ranch in the late 1950s for john wayne s directorial debut. The alamo, american epic film, released in 1960, that was john wayne s dream project about the battle of the alamo 1836. The biggest mistakes you never noticed in the alamo 1960. And john wayne did his level best to piggyback his own american ethos onto that of the alamo. Republic is one of those words that makes me tight in the throat.
Time and the elements are threatening to overtake the alamo. The alamo by john wayne, richard widmark, laurence harvey. The movie set was originally built for john wayne s the alamo in 1959 and has been used. Disney initiated the first great alamo craze in 1954 with its tv and movie portrayals of davy crockett, but it remains to be seen if lightning can strike twice for the house that walt built. John wayne film collection 7 discs each disc in its on spot on a spindle the bluray set only has the following movies. Many of these roles were inflated just for hollywood production and entertainment. The alamo dvd, 2000, widescreen for sale online ebay. The alamo is john wayne s epic film directorial debut about the famous the battle of the alamo. Remembering the alamo through souvenir shot glasses, john wayne toilet paper, and the family that brought the 1960 classic to texas. The alamo 1960 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. With frankie avalon, russell birdwell, budd boetticher, richard boone. The article reported the death of lajean eldridge, an actress in the john wayne film project being shot in bracketville, kinney county, texas. We covered john wayne in episode 2 chisum 1970 another great american actor richard widmark played the role of col. John wayne proves to be less compelling behind the camera than he is before it in the alamo, a blustery dramatization of the forts last stand that feels more like a.
Documentary about the making of the john wayne film the alamo 1960. The alamo is a 1960 american historical epic and war film about the 1836 battle of the alamo produced and directed by john wayne and starring wayne as davy crockett. The movie set built for john wayne s epic movie the alamo, the authentically replicated adobe mission and town took almost two years to complete. While admittedly plagued by errors in historical accuracy, the john wayne alamo captures the essence and feeling of the alamo story much better than does the 2004 movie on the same subject. A tribute to john wayne s 1959 epic film the alamo. Get the best deals on john wayne poster when you shop the largest online selection at. The alamo original soundtrack dimitri tiomkin songs. Dec 18, 2015 cole thornton, a gunfighter for hire, joins forces with an old friend, sheriff j.
With john wayne, richard widmark, laurence harvey, frankie avalon. Alamo village movie set used by john wayne fading away new. The alamo movie set used by john wayne fading away fox. Travis, and the supporting cast features frankie avalon, patrick wayne, linda cristal, joan obrien, chill wills, joseph calleia, ken curtis. Many people have felt that john ford, waynes mentor, was the uncredited director because he had showed up early in the shooting. Originally to save on expenses, director john wayne planned to shoot the film in mexico. The alamo, american epic film, released in 1960, that was john waynes dream project about the battle of the alamo 1836. Yul brynner, steve mcqueen, charles bronson, john wayne, richard widmark, eli wallach, horst buchholz. Released 1960, the alamo stars john wayne, richard widmark, laurence harvey, richard boone the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 41 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. Met john wayne, richard widmark en laurence harvey.
The alamo was the realization of a years long dream of john wayne and it shows. The sun sets behind a replica of the alamo tuesday, march 8, 2011 at alamo village in brackettville, tx. The final attack and rousing defense rank among hollywoods finest battle scenes with set forces. Not the original, but the replica for john waynes movie. Lovers of history, and war movie collectors will certainly enjoy this movie and this is a must for collectors of john wayne movies. When a star pours his own money into a production you can tell its a labor of love. Frontier legend davy crockett played by wayne and his men arrive in san antonio, texas, and volunteer to help defend the alamo, a hopelessly outgunned missionturnedfort. In reality, the defenders did not have any choice since the mexicans had already surrounded the alamo. Time and mother nature are threatening to dismantle the alamo. Characters drink and smoke and use some strong language, including insults like catamite that might be unfamiliar to. Albuquerque journal on october 12, 1959, the associated press column appeared in newspapers across the country with similar headlines to this one, admirer kills young actress in alamo movie. Great speech by john wayne from one of the many movie versions of the story of the alamo. The green leaves of summer the alamo original soundtrack.
The film was a passion project for wayne for many years, and. 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. American actor, director, and producer john wayne 1907 1979 began working on films as an extra, prop man and stuntman, mainly for the fox film corporation. The foundations mission is to bring courage, strength, and grit to the fight against cancer. Rumors persist that waynes old pal john ford directed most of the alamo. Alamo village is a movie set and tourist attraction north of brackettville, texas, united states. The only drawback to production was writer james edward grants script. It means people can live free, talk free, go or come, buy or sell, be drunk or sober, however they choose. John waynes lumbering epic, a long, long way from the historical truth, actually began filming in mexico theres not much of the real alamo left but this proved too expensive. Sam houston is in charge of a texican army looking for its independence from mexico, and he entrusts colonel william travis in defending the alamo against general santa annas larger, better equipped, and better trained army.
This movie was directed, produced, and starred the great american actor john wayne as col. The alamo 1960 discussion on all aspects of the film. Wayne has been repeatedly criticized for his limited directing ability. John wayne 7 movie collection dvd set new sealed the alamo big trail comancheros see more like this. Nov 29, 2015 the alamo 1960 and it is a starstudded epic. John wayne believed in the same republican values that davy crockett did. It was the first movie location built in texas, originally constructed for and best known as the setting for the alamo 1960, directed by john wayne and starring wayne, richard widmark, laurence harvey and frankie avalon. Republic speech stories and quotes from the mind and.
The carnage at the alamo further spurs the republic of texas toward freedom. Included are behind the scenes photos and footage of the actual production of the film, clips from it and interviews with members of the cast, crew and local residents in brackettville, tx, where it was filmed. The daughters of the republic of texas the custodians of the real alamo sent him a letter that if he pursued that course of action, he had better not show the film in texas. Murder of alamo actress, 1959 texas history notebook.
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