The Alamo  [videorecording] / 
a Batjac Production. 
 - Widescreen version 
 - Taipei, Taiwan :  Evervision Corp.,  [2000] 
 - 1 videodisc (ca. 202 min.) :  sd., col. ;  4 3/4 in. 
 - Oscar best movie collection .
<br/><br/> Originally released as a motion picture. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/>Producer/director, John Wayne ; screenplay, James Edward Grant  Producer/director, John Wayne ; screenplay, James Edward Grant 
<br/><br/>John Wayne, Richard Widmark, Laurence Harvey, Frankie Avalon, Patrick Wayne. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><br/>DVD : Dolby Digital. 
<br/><br/><br/>Closed captioned. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Feature films.<br/>Historical films.<br/>Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>791.4372  / ALA