The Alamo

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

Summary

The Alamo is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,346 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Alamo received the Academy Award for Best Sound[3].
  • The Alamo received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4].
  • The Alamo's instance of is recorded as film[5].
  • The Alamo was directed by John Wayne[6].
  • James Edward Grant wrote the screenplay for The Alamo[7].
  • The Alamo's composer is recorded as Dimitri Tiomkin[8].
  • The Alamo's genre is Western film[9].
  • The Alamo's genre is war film[10].
  • The Alamo's genre is drama film[11].
  • A cast member of The Alamo was John Wayne[12].
  • A cast member of The Alamo was Richard Widmark[13].
  • A cast member of The Alamo was Laurence Harvey[14].
  • A cast member of The Alamo was Linda Cristal[15].
  • A cast member of The Alamo was Frankie Avalon[16].
  • A cast member of The Alamo was Patrick Wayne[17].
  • A cast member of The Alamo was Richard Boone[18].
  • A cast member of The Alamo was Ken Curtis[19].
  • A cast member of The Alamo was Joseph Calleia[20].
  • A cast member of The Alamo was Carlos Arruza[21].
  • A cast member of The Alamo was Chill Wills[22].
  • A cast member of The Alamo was Chuck Roberson[23].
  • A cast member of The Alamo was Denver Pyle[24].
  • A cast member of The Alamo was Guinn "Big Boy" Williams[25].
  • A cast member of The Alamo was Hank Worden[26].
  • A cast member of The Alamo was Jack Pennick[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Soundtrack[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 9e2c8a36-b994-493a-9929-404460f994b1[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Alamo was produced by John Wayne[30]. It was directed by John Wayne[6]. James Edward Grant wrote the screenplay for it[7]. Cast members include John Wayne[12], Richard Widmark[13], Laurence Harvey[14], Linda Cristal[15], Frankie Avalon[16], and Patrick Wayne[17].

Publication

The Alamo was published on October 24, 1960[31]. The original language of it was English[32]. Genres include Western film[9], war film[10], and drama film[11]. It was distributed by video on demand[33].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include Texas Revolution[34] and Battle of the Alamo[35].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Sound[3], an Academy Awards[36], in United States[37] and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4], a film award[38], in United States[39], founded in 1929[40]. Reviews include 5.5/10[41] and 55%[42].

Why It Matters

The Alamo ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,346 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

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].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. 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] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [30] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [4] . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] . wikidata.org.
  29. [41] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [42] . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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