Parents need to know that this movie has intense battle violence with many deaths. The battle of the alamo during texas war for independence from mexico lasted thirteen days, from february 23, 1836march 6, 1836. The film tensely leads up to the main battle in a way you have to watch to appreciate. Davy crockettthe texans and their deeds at the alamo would pass into. The alamo 2004 movie clip the fall of travis youtube.
All the other alamo defenders were burned in a funeral pyre. 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. The battle of the alamo and texas annexation by snow day chronicles. Remember the alamo and forget the negative stories youve probably read or heard about this latest film chronicling the famous texas battle. At the alamo with jim bowie, davie crockett and a walk into battle for texas duration. But in short order he falls victim to his own conceit at the battle of san jacinto, where the texians, under the canny leadership of houston, remember the alamo and defeat the mexican army in only 18 minutes, the film says, winning independence for the new republic of texas. The alamo 2004 movie clip the attack begins big daddy. March 27, 2004, saturday an article in the arts on wednesday about the walt disney companys problems in filming the alamo misstated the distance between austin, tex. John lee hancocks version of the historic battle at the texas shrine has little to offer beyond the acting of billy bob thornton. Since the early 1800s, mexico had invited settlers from america and other parts of the world to come to mexico land was cheap and settlers were given many acres the constitution of 1824, signed by the mexican government, gave rights and freedom to these settlers most of these people settled in the province of tejas, later changed to texas. Santa annas army surrounds the alamo compound and the siege begins.
As the mexican army retreated from texas following the battle of san jacinto, they tore down many of the walls and burned the palisade which crockett had defended. In 2004 another film, also called the alamo, was released. In the early 1800s, white american settlers began moving into texas, then part of mexico. We consider why the alamo 2004 with billy bob thornton as davy. The battle of the alamo february 23 march 6, 1836 was a pivotal event in the texas revolution. The new alamo is one of many films that have been made about the 1836 battle. A year ago, i decided i was going to try to watch every movie about the alamo ever made. In the attack on the jacales outside the alamo, a mexican soldier is shot and crawling on the ground. Here is a movie that captures the loneliness and dread of men. Conventional wisdom in hollywood is that any movie named the alamo must be simplistic and rousing, despite the fact that we already know all the defenders got killed.
At the alamo, at a former mission in san antonio, the mexican army lay siege to and eventually defeated a texas. Comparison between the original theatrical version, here being represented by a recording from the german paytvnetwork premiere on its mgmchannel identical to the usdvd and the restored directors original cut, also from mgm but released exclusively on vhs laserdisc. Houston was smart enough to not only win the battle of san jacinto several weeks later which began the belated cry of remember the alamo. The alamo retells the events surrounding that battle from multiple perspectives on both sides of the texasmexico border. The battle was not strategically important, but was pivotal in uniting the resolve of texans in the texas revolution of 18351836 in which texas declared itself an independent republic and kicked out. The director and cowriter, john lee hancock, occupies more than an hour with scenes leading up to the final battle, as the alamo defenders make their plans and wait for reinforcements that never arrive.
John wayne was originally slated to act, direct and produce the movie battle of the alamo called the last command for republic but herbert yates wouldnt let wayne produce and direct so sterling hayden was chosen instead and the the last command was made in 1955. A special showing of the 2004 film the alamo, in the beautiful alamo gardens. If we dont know it, we find out in the first scene. Cnn described it as possibly the most characterdriven of all the movies made on the subject. Can someone give me a brief summary of the alamo the movie. Documentary accounts of the final battle, on march 6, are based largely on journals of mexican officers and the stories of a few noncombatant survivors who had sheltered inside the alamo. The alamo 2004 fullhd movie online free no download the alamo 2004 fullhd movie online free. Francisco was a soldier in santa anas army, and even though he did not participate in the battle of the alamo, he was allowed to give his brother a christian burial.
A number of songwriters have been inspired by the battle of the alamo. The alamo is a 2004 american western film about the battle of the alamo during the texas revolution. I want to know was the actual battle of the alamo different than it has been portrayed in many hollywood films because i read in tuckers book, exodus from the alamo 2010 that colonel travis committed suicide and many of the mexican soldiers were killed and injured by their own men rather than the defenders fire. Remembering the alamo history smithsonian magazine. William travis, jason patric james bowie, billy bob thornton david crockett, and dennis quaid gen. Based on the 1836 standoff between a group of texan and tejano men, led by davy crockett and jim bowie, and mexican dictator santa annas forces at the alamo in san antonio texas. Probably there has been hardly any other film project that was as important to the duke john wayne as the alamo. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. As i have grown older, i realize that this movie version does not exactly hold true to some of the actual historical events that occurred in texas in 1836, but this is also the case for most alamo movies, with the possible exception of disneys alamo 2004 directed by john hancock, however the color, scenery, music and excitement of john. Everyone in the alamo is killed made clear at the very beginning of the movie. Davy crockett harmonising on his violin with the mexican army, causing them. It is also considered more faithful to the actual events than other movies. After great bloodshed, he succeeds on march 6, 1836.
I found this movie to be more accurate to the story of the alamo than the john wayne version. John lee hancock the rookie directs a cast that includes patrick wilson lt. Later at the battle of san jacinto, the same soldier is shown sinking below the surface of peggys lake as a texican strangles another soldier with his musket. Cast in credits order complete, awaiting verification. Characters drink and smoke and use some strong language, including insults like catamite that might be unfamiliar to todays audiences. The alamo is a 2004 historical drama directed by john lee hancock and based on the legendary day siege of the alamo mission in what is modern day san antonio, texas. The alamo 2004 movie clip the attack begins youtube. It was directed by john lee hancock, produced by ron howard, brian grazer, and mark johnson, distributed by touchstone pictures, and starred dennis quaid as sam houston, billy bob thornton as david crockett, and jason patric as jim bowie. The alamo 2004 deserves to be better remembered features we consider why the alamo 2004 with billy bob thornton as davy crockett is the best movie on its subject.
With dennis quaid, billy bob thornton, emilio echevarria, jason patric. The alamo 2004 movie clip the fall of travis big daddy. Within the next several decades, various buildings in the complex were torn down, and in 1850 the united. Battle of zama 202 bc roman republic vs carthage rome 2 total war. Following the mexican victory at the battle of the alamo, mexican troops quartered in the alamo mission. The advance buzz on the alamo was negative, and now i know why. Even the most ambitious alamo film to date, john waynes 1960 the alamo, was a critical and financial flop. Conventional wisdom in hollywood is that any movie named the. The alamo 2004 i bought this dvd a while ago to add to my collection of historical movies. Historical drama detailing the 183536 texas revolution before, during, and after the famous siege of the alamo february 23march 6, 1836 where 183 texans americanborn texans and tejanos mexicanborn texans commanded by colonel travis, along with davey crockett and jim bowie, were besieged in an abandoned mission outside san antonio by a. As someone currently producing a podcast on davy crockett, i take a particular interest in the texas revolution narrative and the battles that took place at the alamo watching a variety of movies that explored the battle of the alamo from different angles, ive had some.
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