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The Alamo

You will never forget

5.8(388)20042h 17m5

Based on the 1836 standoff between a group of Texan and Tejano men, led by Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie, and Mexican dictator Santa Anna's forces at the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas.

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Status
Released
Budget
$107M
Box office
$25.8M
Language
English
  • texas
  • based on true story
  • uprising
  • alamo

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United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereSan Antonio, Texas27 Mar 2004
    • TheatricalPG-139 Apr 2004
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical123 Sept 2004
  • AustraliaAU

    • Theatrical29 Jul 2004
  • ArgentinaAR

    • Physical6 Oct 2004
  • ChileCL

    • Theatrical17 Sept 2004
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Physical8 Dec 2004
  • FinlandFI

    • TV6 Mar 2010
  • FranceFR

    • Physical19 Dec 2004
  • GermanyDE

    • Physical122 Dec 2004
  • HungaryHU

    • Physical1 Dec 2004
  • IcelandIS

    • Physical21 Feb 2005
  • IrelandIE

    • Theatrical153 Sept 2004

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The Alamo was released on 7 April 2004.

Audience reviews

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    Peter McGinn

    4/5/2020

    8/10

    Welcome to the murky middle ground where legend and history meet. I enjoyed this movie as an earnest attempt to tell this iconic legend in a slightly different way. Its variance from the legend may make cinema purists uncomfortable, but I have read a lot about the Alamo over the past 40 years and don't feel threatened by it. History, after all, is written by the winners. I think the last scene with Davy Crockett is b…

  • R

    r96sk

    8/14/2020

    5/10

    Didn't enjoy this. <em>'The Alamo'</em>, to me at least, is an incredibly slow-paced and rather boring 137 minutes. Not even the free-for-all action sequences bring any true entertainment, due to the chaotic filming nature of them; I get there's supposed to be pandemonium, but the camera work is a mess. Another negative to note is the score, which is one of the poorest I've heard. It's so soppy and full of itse…

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    CinemaSerf

    9/4/2023

    6/10

    Unfortunately, you have to compare this with the John Wayne version from 1960, and it doesn't really hold up very favourably. Patrick Wilson is Colonel Travis trying to command a garrison of Texan freedom fighters holed up in an old Catholic Mission against the overwhelming forces of Mexican General Santa Anna. His task is made the harder by the fact that he is a bit inept, and has some very strong characters to try …

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