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The Alamo

1960 film directed by John Wayne
Movie film Q1621909
The Alamo
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Summary

The Alamo is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,289 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Sound[3], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4]
  • Director: John Wayne[5]
  • Screenwriter: James Edward Grant[6]
  • Composer: Dimitri Tiomkin[7]
  • Genre: Western film[8], war film[9], drama film[10]
  • Cast member: John Wayne[11], Richard Widmark[12], Laurence Harvey[13], Linda Cristal[14], Frankie Avalon[15], Patrick Wayne[16], Richard Boone[17], Ken Curtis[18], Joseph Calleia[19], Carlos Arruza[20], Chill Wills[21], Chuck Roberson[22], Denver Pyle[23], Guinn "Big Boy" Williams[24]
  • Producer: John Wayne[25]
  • Production company: Batjac Productions[26]
  • Director of photography: William H. Clothier[27]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[28]
  • Commons category: The Alamo (1960 film)[29]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[30]
  • Review score: 5.5/10[31], 55%[32]
  • Color: color[33]
  • Country of origin: United States[34]
  • Publication date: October 24, 1960[35]
  • Characters: Davy Crockett[36], James Bowie[37], William B. Travis[38], James Bonham[39], Susanna Dickinson[40], Juan Seguín[41], Almaron Dickinson[42], Antonio López de Santa Anna[43], Sam Houston[44]
  • Distributed by: United Artists[45], Netflix[46]
  • Contributor to the creative work or subject: Norman A. Burza[47]
  • Narrative location: Texas[48]
  • Filming location: Mexico[49]
  • Main subject: Texas Revolution[50], Battle of the Alamo[51]
  • Film editor: Stuart Gilmore[52]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture[53], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[54], Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color[55], Academy Award for Best Film Editing[56]

Why It Matters

The Alamo has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]

FAQs

What awards did The Alamo receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Sound[3] and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4].

Related Entities

Antonio López de Santa Anna Davy Crockett Dimitri Tiomkin film Frankie Avalon James Bowie John Wayne Laurence Harvey Mexico Netflix Richard Widmark Sam Houston Texas United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  53. [55] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  54. [56] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [57] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [58] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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