Alamo

Titre original : The Alamo

1960
Approved
2h 42m

ÉVALUATION IMDb

6,8/10

18 k

MA NOTE

John Wayne, Richard Widmark, and Laurence Harvey in Alamo (1960)

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.

Liretrailer3 min 24 s

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Classical Western Desert Adventure Historical Epic War Epic Western Epic Adventure Drama History War Western

En 1836, un petit groupe de soldats sacrifie leur vie dans un combat désespéré contre une armée massive afin d'empêcher un tyran de détruire la nouvelle République du Texas.En 1836, un petit groupe de soldats sacrifie leur vie dans un combat désespéré contre une armée massive afin d'empêcher un tyran de détruire la nouvelle République du Texas.En 1836, un petit groupe de soldats sacrifie leur vie dans un combat désespéré contre une armée massive afin d'empêcher un tyran de détruire la nouvelle République du Texas.

Voir l’information sur la production à IMDbPro

ÉVALUATION IMDb

6,8/10

18 k

MA NOTE

Voir l’information sur la production à IMDbPro

A remporté 1 oscar
- 7 victoires et 8 nominations au total

Anecdotes
John Wayne formed a close friendship with Laurence Harvey during filming. According to Michael Munn's 2003 biography "John Wayne: The Man Behind the Myth", Wayne said Harvey should have received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor instead of Chill Wills. However the accuracy of Munn's book has been called into question, along with his other celebrity biographies.

Gaffes
Sam Houston refers to the Alamo as being on the Rio Bravo (aka Rio Grande). The Alamo is located on the San Antonio River over 200 miles away.

Citations
Davy Crockett: Republic. I like the sound of the word. It means people can live free, talk free, go or come, buy or sell, be drunk or sober, however they choose. Some words give you a feeling. Republic is one of those words that makes me tight in the throat - the same tightness a man gets when his baby takes his first step or his first baby shaves and makes his first sound as a man. Some words can give you a feeling that makes your heart warm. Republic is one of those words.

Autres versions
After its LA premiere the film was cut by approximately 26 minutes. It wasn't until 1992 that these scenes were restored for release on LaserDisc and VHS. As of April 2007 all DVD releases feature the shorter general release version. The following scenes were added back:
The original overture, intermission, theatrical trailer, and end themes;
The "Jefferson Speech" extended between Col. Travis & Cap. Dickinson;
The death of Emil Sand;
Conversation between Col. Travis & Col. Bowie regarding Col. Fannin;
The death of the Parson and Scotty;
Crockett's prayer following Parson's & Scotty's death;
The "Philosophical Debate" when the Alamo defenders talk about God;
More complete "Gunpowder Raid" scene;
Crockett's night with Senora;
Senora's brief scene with a fleeing young woman;
Birthday Party for Dickson's child;
Bonham's original report to Travis;
A slightly different Crockett death scene.

Connexions
Edited into La conquête de l'Ouest (1962)

Bandes originales
Green Leaves of Summer
Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
Music by Dimitri Tiomkin
Sung by an off screen chorus

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STOP ATTACKING JOHN WAYNE FOR THIS MOVIE!

Many people say this movie is terrible. I disagree 100 percent. John Wayne went through a lot of trouble to make this movie, much due to the cost of production. Wayne had to sell some of his property to make this. Despite of the production problems, Wayne turned out a great movie. I'm not sure how accurate it is, but it's good enough. It was nominated for a Best Picture Oscar and that's good. Why all the bad critisisim? It could have done worse, and Wayne has turned out movies that are terrible compaired to this. The supporting cast was good and the sound effects were great for it's time. All of the battle sequences are excellent and Dimitri Tiomkin's music score is good and was nominated for an Academy Award. Give this movie a look, it's worth it.