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The Alamo

1960

John Wayne

John Wayne, Richard Widmark, Laurence Harvey, Ken Curtis ...

6.6

4,051

Western. Adventure THE ALAMO is John's Wayne's patriotic, pro-American recounting of the famous siege at a Texas fort. For 13 days in 1836, a group of Americans, led by Sam Houston, fought 7,000 Mexican soldiers to retain control of the Alamo and to wrest Texas from Mexico and make it part of the United States. The Duke directs (with the uncredited help of his friend and mentor John Ford) this flag-waving spectacular about the courageous struggle by 182 ... [+]

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Ian Nathan Empire	"In spite of two great performances, this is a muddled affair. Remember 'The Alamo'? Most will want to forget it (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United States	Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader	"Interminable western epic (originally 199 minutes, later reduced to 161) (...) John Ford reportedly lent a hand in the direction, but it’s still a long way to the final attack."	NEG

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