---
title: 'The Alamo (1960)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Wayne'
released: '1960-10-24'
runtime_minutes: 192
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Western'
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-alamo-1960'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053580/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Alamo (1960)

1960 · 192 min · Drama, Western, War · United States


## Synopsis

The Alamo is a 1960 American epic Western 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Wayne](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-wayne)
- **Producer:** [John Wayne](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-wayne)
- **Screenplay:** [James Edward Grant](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-edward-grant)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Dimitri Tiomkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/dimitri-tiomkin)
- **Director of Photography:** [William H. Clothier](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-h-clothier)
- **Editor:** [Stuart Gilmore](https://cinepixo.com/people/stuart-gilmore)

## Cast

- [Olive Carey](https://cinepixo.com/people/olive-carey) as Mrs. Dennison
- [Jester Hairston](https://cinepixo.com/people/jester-hairston) as Jethro
- [Laurence Harvey](https://cinepixo.com/people/laurence-harvey) as William B. Travis
- [Denver Pyle](https://cinepixo.com/people/denver-pyle) as Thimblerig
- [William "Bill" Henry](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-bill-henry) as Col. Neill
- [Chuck Roberson](https://cinepixo.com/people/chuck-roberson) as a Tennessean
- [Veda Ann Borg](https://cinepixo.com/people/veda-ann-borg) as Blind Nell Robertson
- [Big John Hamilton](https://cinepixo.com/people/big-john-hamilton) as Bowie's man
- [Jack Pennick](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-pennick)
- [Frankie Avalon](https://cinepixo.com/people/frankie-avalon) as Smitty
- [Joan O'Brien](https://cinepixo.com/people/joan-o-brien) as Susanna Dickinson
- [Richard Widmark](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-widmark)
- [Ruben Padilla](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruben-padilla) as Antonio López de Santa Anna
- [Carlos Arruza](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlos-arruza) as Lt. Reyes
- [Patrick Wayne](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-wayne) as James Bonham

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-alamo-1960
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