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Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 2.35:1, Dolby Digital (5.1), French, Spanish, Dubbed & Subtitled
Editor's Note
The Duke directs (with the uncredited help of his friend and mentor John Ford) this flag-waving spectacular about the courageous struggle by 182 American heroes to defend a small Catholic mission to the death and eventually win Texas with the help of Jim Bowie, Davy Crockett, and Sam Houston. The restored, widescreen edition of Wayne's epic is at the original length and includes the theatrical trailer. Academy Award Nominations: 7, including Best Picture, Best Song ("Green Leaves of Summer"). Academy Awards: Best Sound.
Plot Summary
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.
| Features | Keep Case | | Full Frame - 1.33 | | Widescreen - 2.35 | | Audio:
| Dolby Digital 5.1 - English | | Mono - Spanish | | Stereo - French | | Subtitles - French, Spanish - Optional | | Additional Release Material:
| Documentary: "John Wayne's THE ALAMO" | | Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer | | Additional Products:
| Collectible Booklet |
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Release Information
|  | Studio: Sony Pictures |
| Release Date: 8/1/2006 |
| Original Release Date: 1960 | | Catalog ID: 100290 | | UPC: 00027616158451 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English Dubbed, English | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Video: Color |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Academy Awards (1960) |  | Winner, Best Sound |
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| | Professional Reviews | USA Today
"...[With a] great score...[and a] magnificent climactic battle scene..." 03/02/1990 p.3DTotal Film
"...The battle scenes are fine, the Duke is as watchable as ever..." 08/01/2000 p.110 |
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