The Alamo

The Alamo is a 2004 war historical drama film directed and co-written by John Lee Hancock. It stars Dennis Quaid, Billy Bob Thornton, Jason Patric, Patrick Wilson, Jordi Mollà, and Emilio Echevarría.
==Synopsis==
The story of the 1836 standoff between Texas and Tejano men and their battle against Santa Anna and his Mexican army in one of the most famous historical landmarks.
==Cast==
*Dennis Quaid as General Sam Houston
*Billy Bob Thornton as Colonel Davy Crockett
*Jason Patric as Colonel Jim Bowie
*Patrick Wilson as Lieutenant Colonel Bill Travis
*Emilio Echevarría as General Antonio López de Santa Anna
*Jordi Mollà as Captain Juan Seguin
*Leon Rippy as Sergeant William Ward
*Tom Davidson as Colonel Green Jameson
*Marc Blucas as Second Lieutenant James Bonham
*Robert Prentiss as Albert Grimes
*Kevin Page as Micajah Autry
*Joe Stevens as Mial Scurlock
*Stephen Bruton as Lieutenant Almeron Dickinson
*Laura Clifton as Susanna Dickinson
*Ricardo Chavira as Private Gregorio Esparza
*Emily Deschanel as Rosanna Travis
*Brandon Smith as Lieutenant Colonel James C. Neill
*W. Earl Brown as President David G. Burnet, President of The Republic of Texas
*Tom Everett as Captain Moseley Baker
*Rance Howard as Governor Henry Smith
*Stewart Finlay-McLennan as Private James Grant
*Castulo Guerra as General Manuel Fernandez Castrillon
*Francisco Philbert as General Martin Perfecto de Cos
*Flavio Hinojosa as Colonel Juan Almonte
*Michael Crabtree as Erastus "Deaf" Smith
*Rutherford Cravens as Mr. Smith
*Afemo Omilami as Sam
*Dameon Clarke as Mr. Jones
*Nathan Price as Charlie Travis
==Trivia==
*Several extras in the film were direct descendants of the defenders of the Alamo.
*Patrick Wilson's feature film debut.
*Ron Howard was supposed to direct with Russell Crowe in talks to play Sam Houston. Both dropped out when they could not agree on a budget. Viggo Mortensen was up for Houston, but Dennis Quaid was ultimately cast.
*Ethan Hawke was considered for Bill Travis.
*Sean Penn was considered for Jim Bowie.
*Robert Rodriguez was interested in directing as was Steven Spielberg.
*Efren Ramirez considered auditioning, but instead decided to star in Napoleon Dynamite.
*Mel Gibson and Brad Pitt were considered for roles.
==Videos==
The Alamo Theatrical Movie Trailer (2004)
==External links==
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Category:2004 films
Category:Touchstone Pictures films
Category:Live-action films
Category:PG-13 rated films