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The Alamo [videorecording] / a Batjac Production.

Contributor(s): Wayne, John, 1907-1979 | Widmark, Richard | Harvey, Laurence | Avalon, Frankie | United Artists Corporation.
Series: Oscar best movie collection.Publisher: Taipei, Taiwan : Evervision Corp., [2000]Edition: Widescreen version.Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 202 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.Subject(s): Feature films | Historical films | Video recordings for the hearing impairedDDC classification: 791.4372
Contents:
Tells the story of the historic battle by 185 men against a 7,000-man Mexican army, a battle that ended in the smaller forces' defeat, but lasted long enough to insure the eventual independence of Texas.
Production Credits: Producer/director, John Wayne ; screenplay, James Edward Grant
Cast: John Wayne, Richard Widmark, Laurence Harvey, Frankie Avalon, Patrick Wayne.Summary: It was 1836, and the southern township of Alamo became the pivotal point in the independence war of Texas. It was suddenly attacjed by a ferocious army of 7,000 thousand Mexican troops and lost all its soldiers. An extraordinary western epic. The last assault was one of the most spectacular battle scenes in the history of cinema.
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791.4372 ALA (Browse shelf) 1 Available SLASx,21003,01,GR 1000137090

Originally released as a motion picture.

Tells the story of the historic battle by 185 men against a 7,000-man Mexican army, a battle that ended in the smaller forces' defeat, but lasted long enough to insure the eventual independence of Texas.

Producer/director, John Wayne ; screenplay, James Edward Grant

John Wayne, Richard Widmark, Laurence Harvey, Frankie Avalon, Patrick Wayne.

It was 1836, and the southern township of Alamo became the pivotal point in the independence war of Texas. It was suddenly attacjed by a ferocious army of 7,000 thousand Mexican troops and lost all its soldiers. An extraordinary western epic. The last assault was one of the most spectacular battle scenes in the history of cinema.

DVD : Dolby Digital.

Closed captioned.