The Alamo (1960 film)

The Alamo
Theatrical release poster by Reynold Brown
Directed byJohn Wayne
Written byJames Edward Grant
Produced byJohn Wayne
StarringJohn Wayne
Richard Widmark
Laurence Harvey
CinematographyWilliam H. Clothier
Edited byStuart Gilmore
Music byDimitri Tiomkin
Production
companies
The Alamo Company
Batjac Productions
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • October 24, 1960 (1960-10-24)
Running time
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$12 million[1]
Box office$20 million (US/Canada)[2]

The Alamo is a 1960 American epic historical war film about the 1836 Siege and Battle of the Alamo produced and directed by John Wayne and starring Wayne as Davy Crockett. The film also co-stars Richard Widmark as Jim Bowie and Laurence Harvey as William B. Travis, and features: Frankie Avalon, Patrick Wayne, Linda Cristal, Joan O'Brien, Chill Wills, Joseph Calleia, Ken Curtis, Ruben Padilla as Santa Anna, and Richard Boone as Sam Houston. Shot in 70 mm Todd-AO by William H. Clothier, it was released by United Artists.

  1. ^ Sheldon Hall, Epics, Spectacles, and Blockbusters: A Hollywood History Wayne State University Press, 2010 p 161
  2. ^ "All-time top film grossers", Variety 8 January 1964 p 37. Please note this figure is rentals accruing to film distributors not total money earned at the box office.