The man from the alamo has some good action in it, but parts of the plot are unreasonable. Man from the alamo french poster for the 1953 film that focuses on john stroud, an alamo volunteer from the town of oxbow. Watch the man from the alamo full movie in hd visit movie 38808 during the war for texas independence, one man leaves the ala. Man from the alamo 1953 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Shes the man also gave us the gift of channing tatum and his abs in their first major big screen appearance, and for that contribution alone, this film should be given the highest honors, which is why were celebrating it with the full movie party treatment, complete with themed props. What are the two meanings of siege given in your movie notes. The alamo wasnt quite the blockbuster success that wayne hoped it would be, but it wasnt a complete bust either. The alamo, based upon the historical battle, is a 2004 war film directed by john lee hancock, and starring dennis quaid, billy bob thornton, and jason patric. The man from the alamo 1953 full movie download full hd youtube. A more complete alamo experience san antonio expressnews. Its a solid western that is only 79 minutes long which works in its favor. Still, the soundtrack provides a respectable and occasionally engaging presentation.
The man from the alamo is a 1953 american technicolor western film directed by budd boetticher and starring glenn ford, julie adams and chill wills. Jul 16, 2015 a scene from the 1953 western the man from the alamo. At the rivoli theatre, broadway and fortyninth street. 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 man from the alamo 1953 cast and crew moviefone. Many of these roles were inflated just for hollywood production and entertainment. In an ironic or, perhaps, vengeful twist, republic released this film just after john wayne left the company because it would not finance his alamo film. With john wayne, richard widmark, laurence harvey, frankie avalon. The linein the sand scene, where the alamo defenders elect to fight to the death, is just incredible. The production was closed down and restarted at brackettville on highway 90, about. Since he cannot now expose a gang of turncoats, he infiltrates them instead. During the alamo siege, john stroud is sent to ox bow to protect the townsfolk but, following a massacre, he infiltrates jess wades gang of turncoat renegades supporting the mexicans.
Because this is the first recording of the complete film score, there are many previously unreleased cues on all three discs, for example the softly subdued instrumental of the green leaves of summer song, titled. Le film the man from the alamo 1953 vostfr admin 20170430t21. Perhaps the most well known alamo survivor was susanna dickinson, wife of defender almaron dickinson, who spent the battle hiding in a small dark room with her infant daughter, angelina. 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. Released 1960, the alamo stars john wayne, richard widmark, laurence harvey, richard boone the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 41 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. Apr 08, 2004 the most recent alamo film saga was john waynes lumbering effort in 1960, complete with a ponderous musical score and a cast of thousands. 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. Santa annas attack, soldier john stroud glenn ford is chosen to go to the nearby town of ox bow to warn the. After great bloodshed, he succeeds on march 6, 1836. The man from the alamo 1953 as the texan militia inside the alamo braces for gen.
The inclusion of the film s original soundtrack would also have been a boon. The man from the alamo dvd, 2003 for sale online ebay. Jim bowie, a legendary figure like crockett, who shares command of the alamo with william travis, but bears ultimate authority only over his volunteer group. The man from the alamo, while less interesting than boettichers ranown films scripted by arthur kennedy and starring randolph scott from 195660, is notable as a precursor to those pictures. Santa annas attack, soldier john stroud glenn ford is chosen to go to the nearby town of ox bow to warn the women and children. During the alamo siege, john stroud is sent to ox bow to protect the townsfolk but, following a massacre, he infiltrates jess wades gang. During the siege at the alamo, john stroud glenn ford is chosen by lot to leave the fort. Its a great movie as long as you are able to overlook historical inaccuracies the most egregious of which is the use of sixshooters. The man from the alamo 1953 is a tale of redemption starring glenn ford as a man who, at the request of his fellow fighters, leaves before the alamo attack in order to warn texans about mexican gen.
Of those two movies, the man from the alamo is a better film in my opinion. The other approach, the one i choose to take, is to accept that characters. The man from the alamo 1953 the movie database tmdb. With glenn ford, julie adams, chill wills, hugh obrian.
This feature is a thorough look at the genesis, production, and response to the film. The alamo, american epic film, released in 1960, that was john waynes dream project about the battle of the alamo 1836. Davy crockett, sam houston and james bowie were among the 200 courageous men who stood their ground in the name of freedom for nearly two weeks against the entire mexican army. Sep 01, 2018 perhaps the most well known alamo survivor was susanna dickinson, wife of defender almaron dickinson, who spent the battle hiding in a small dark room with her infant daughter, angelina. During the siege at the alamo, john stroud glenn ford is chosen by lot to leave the fort and warn the families of the missions defenders of the impending arrival of general santa ana. Heres hoping the restoration of the roadshow version of the film is successful. Many of the characters in the film specifically davy crockett were portrayed as larger than life figures. Frontier legend davy crockett played by wayne and his men arrive in san antonio, texas, and volunteer to help defend the alamo, a hopelessly outgunned missionturnedfort. Alamo reintroduces popular terror tuesday and weird. The man from the alamo, while less interesting than boettichers ranown films scripted by arthur kennedy and starring randolph scott from 1956.
During the siege at the alamo, john stroud glenn ford is. Rent the alamo 2004 starring dennis quaid and billy bob thornton on dvd and bluray. The alamo is a 2004 american western film about the battle of the alamo during the texas revolution. During the siege at the alamo, john stroud is chosen by lot to leave the fort and warn the families of the missions defenders of the impending arrival of general santa ana. The meatiest supplement is the 40minute documentary entitled john waynes the alamo. The man from the alamo 1953 full movie download full hd. The battle of the alamo february 23 march 6, 1836 was a pivotal event in the texas revolution. Santa annas attack, soldier john stroud glenn ford is chosen to go to. All of these films inevitably fall into a category.
Watch the man from the alamo full movie in hd visit during the war for texas independence, one man leaves the ala. Read the full synopsis of the man from the alamo, 1953, directed by budd boetticher, with glenn ford, julia adams, chill wills, at turner classic movies. The second movie they came to cordura is more of a mix bag for me, but it has its moments. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Released 1960, the alamo stars john wayne, richard widmark, laurence harvey, richard boone the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 41 min, and received a. Detailing the events leading up to the battle, the story unfolds via an omniscient observer and touches upon the likes of historical figures, though the scripts historicity is somewhat. John wayne, richard widmark, frankie avalon, joseph calleia the legendary true story of a small band of soldiers who sacrificed their lives in hopeless combat against a massive army in order to prevent a tyrant from smashing the new republic of texas. But when everyone around him is wiped out by the mexicans, stroud has no proof that he was ordered to. May 01, 2004 in an ironic or, perhaps, vengeful twist, republic released this film just after john wayne left the company because it would not finance his alamo film. Frontier legend davy crockett played by wayne and his men arrive in san antonio, texas, and volunteer to help defend the alamo, a. The most recent alamo film saga was john waynes lumbering effort in 1960, complete with a ponderous musical score and a cast of thousands. But when everyone around him is wiped out by the mexicans, stroud has no proof that he. Le film the man from the alamo 1953 vostfr film complet. During the alamo siege, john stroud glenn ford is sent to ox bow to protect the townsfolk but, following a massacre, with his wife and son among the victims, he infiltrates jess wades gang of.
The man from the alamo dvd, 2011 for sale online ebay. The man from the alamo 1953 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. One is to focus on the unreasonableness and think, since this film has characters acting in an unreasonable manner this ruins the film for us. A scene from the 1953 western the man from the alamo. Other articles where the man from the alamo is discussed. The lineinthesand scene, where the alamo defenders elect to fight to the death, is just incredible. And the final assault on the alamo, in which each of the big three davy, bowie, and travis makes a heroic final stand, is breathtaking. William barrett travis, who shares command of the alamo garrison with bowie, but has ultimate authority over the regular soldiers. The man from the alamo 1953 approved 1h 19min drama, western 21 august 1953 usa during the alamo siege, john stroud is sent to ox bow to protect the townsfolk but, following a massacre, he infiltrates jess wades gang of turncoat renegades supporting the mexicans. One of the most famous events in american history is recreated in this epic account of the siege of a small texas mission in 1836. During the war for texas independence, one man leaves the alamo before the end chosen by lot to help others families but is too late to accomplish his mission, and is branded a coward. The man from the alamo manages to pack a few nuances and surprises in its traditional western plotline. John waynes the alamo 1960 otherwise a complete and total work of fiction without a single authentic word, character or scenehas the most convincing mission compound with the lovely, nearly accurate, set built on happy shahans ranch near brackettville, texas a set which, by the way, becomes less authentic with every ensuing film.
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