The Alamo [Restored Original Director's Cut] [VHS]
John Wayne produces, directs and stars in this "bigger than life" (Life) chronicle of one ofthe most remarkable events in American history. At the Alamoa crumbling adobe mission185 exceptional men joined together in a sacred pact: they would stand firm against an army of 7,000 and willingly give their lives for freedom.   Filmed entirely in Texas, only a few miles from the site of the actual battle, The Alamo is a visually stunning and historically accurate celebration of courage and honor. Co-starring Richard Widmark, Laurence Harvey and Chill Wills, and garnering seven Oscar® nominations*, it is a "truly memorable movie spectacle" (Leonard Maltin).  *1960: Picture, Supporting Actor, Cinematography, Sound (winner), Editing, Score and Song