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Apr 9, 2004 · One is his memory of a U.S. Army massacre of Indians. The other occurs when the Mexicans, who have brought along a band, have their players put on a show. Crockett know just what the band needs, climbs one of the battlements, takes out his violin and serenades both sides.
Rated: (for violence). Reviewed by Dustin Putman, April 10, 2004. Perhaps the soft MPAA rating was the first sign that trouble was afoot. Or maybe it was the sudden change in release dates from the lucrative Christmas and Oscar season to the middle of April.
The battle of the Alamo — a San Antonio mission converted into a strategic fort — is a key moment in the Texas Revolution, not because the revolutionaries holed up there won, but because they lost.
Apr 9, 2004 · The Alamo: Directed by John Lee Hancock. With Dennis Quaid, Billy Bob Thornton, Jason Patric, Patrick Wilson. 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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- Drama, History, War
- John Lee Hancock
- 2004-04-09
Courage in the face of overwhelming odds is the hallmark of this film. Sticking to one’s principles in the face of death gets strong play, too. The men support each other, and some die while saving lives. A Mexican woman nursing the very sick Bowie refuses to leave, even when given the chance.
- John Lee Hancock
Apr 8, 2004 · Fighting for their right to establish a republic, independent from the control of Mexico, never seemed so daunting as it did on the day a little group of Texans stood their ground at the Alamo in the spring of 1836. This movie recounts the battle never to be forgotten. Release date April 8, 2004
Apr 9, 2004 · As Santa Anna marches toward them, the settler militia decides to make a stand at the Alamo, an old Spanish fort and missionary. They wait there in hopes that Sam Houston will gather the army to rescue them. The Alamo's two commanders have a brief power struggle. Lt.
