The Alamo (1960 film) The Alamo (1960 film) The Alamo is a 1960 American historical epic war film about the 1836 Battle of the Alamo produced and directed by John Wayne and starring Wayne as Davy Crockett. The picture also stars Richard Widmark as Jim Bowie and Laurence Harvey as William B. Travis, and the supporting cast features Frankie Avalon, Patrick Wayne, Linda Cristal, Joan O'Brien, Chill Wills, Joseph Calleia, Ken Curtis, Ruben Padilla as Santa Anna, and guest star Richard Boone as Sam Houston. The motion picture was photographed in 70 mm Todd-AO by William H. Clothier and released by United Artists. The
The Last Command (1955 film) Davy Crockett in, as well as direct, the three-hour-plus Todd-AO production "The Alamo", released by United Artists, that featured many elements of "The Last Command" in its screenplay. Yates decided to rework the Alamo project with other actors. Republic were not making many films in 1954 but the Alamo project was key to the year. The movie was also known as "The Unconquered Territory", "The Texian", "The Alamo" and "San Antonio Bexar". Frank Lloyd became attached to direct. Filming started February 1955. Max Steiner's theme song for "The Last Command", "Jim Bowie," is sung by musical star Gordon MacRae, who