The Alamo (1960) Roadshow 720p BluRay x265 HEVC AAC-SARTRE

John Wayne's directorial debut The Alamo is set in 1836: Wayne plays Col. 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. There's a lot of macho byplay before the actual attack, including the famous "letter" scene in which Wayne craftily rouses the patriotic ire of his subordinates. Also appearing are Richard Boone as Sam Houston, and Chill Wills (whose somewhat tasteless Oscar campaign has since become legendary in the annals of shameless self-promotion) as Beekeeper. Wayne's production crew was compelled to reconstruct the Alamo in Bracketville, Texas, about a hundred miles from the actual site. Dimitri Tiomkin's score, including The Green Leaves of Summer, received generous airplay on the Top-40 radio outlets of America. Cut to 161 minutes for its general release, the film was restored to its original, 192-minute length in 1992.


NOTE: This is only available in 720p as it was completed using segments from the laserdisc master.

Extras

• The Spirit of The Alamo
• Filming The Alamo
• John Wayne's The Alamo
• On the Set of The Alamo
• Posters, Lobby Cards & More
• The Alamo in Pictures