The Alamo (2004 film)

The Alamo
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJohn Lee Hancock
Written byJohn Lee Hancock
Leslie Bohem
Stephen Gaghan
Produced byRon Howard
Mark Johnson
StarringDennis Quaid
Billy Bob Thornton
Jason Patric
Patrick Wilson
Jordi Mollà
Emilio Echevarría
CinematographyDean Semler
Edited byEric L. Beason
Music byCarter Burwell
Production
companies
Distributed byBuena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release date
  • April 9, 2004 (2004-04-09)
Running time
138 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
Spanish
Budget$107 million
Box office$25.8 million

The Alamo is a 2004 American war historical drama about the Battle of the Alamo during the Texas Revolution. The film was directed by John Lee Hancock, produced by Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, and Mark Johnson, distributed by Buena Vista Pictures (through its Touchstone Pictures banner), and starring Dennis Quaid as Sam Houston, Billy Bob Thornton as Davy Crockett, Jason Patric as Jim Bowie, and Patrick Wilson as William B. Travis. The screenplay is credited to Hancock, Stephen Gaghan, and Leslie Bohem.

The film received mixed to negative reviews from critics and underperformed at the box-office, losing the studio over $146 million.[1]

  1. ^ Gabbi Shaw (February 27, 2017). "The biggest box office flop from the year you were born". Insider. Retrieved June 21, 2018.