The legendary true story of a small band of soldiers who sacrificed their lives in hopeless combat against a massive army in order to prevent a tyrant from smashing the new Republic of Texas.
The Alamo is of 3 hour(s) and 22 minute(s). It is Produced By: United Artists, Batjac Productions, The Alamo Company. It was released on 1960-10-23. It has the tagline: The Mission That Became a Fortress! The Fortress That Became a Shrine! It has an average vote of 7.172 on TMDB.
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