The Alamo (1960) - Crossing the Line
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- Опубліковано 14 лют 2017
- 1836, the province of Texas, under the possession of Mexico, rebels against the Mexican dictatorial authority and proclaims its independence. The General Sam Houston (Richard Boone) that commands the armed forces of Texas, is pursued by Santa Ana's troops, far superior in number. Houston decides to take refuge behind the Rio Grande in order to quickly reform a bigger army.
However, Houston needs time, he entrusts the Colonel Travis the mission to stem the progression of the Mexican army. The colonel entrenches himself and his fellowmen, in an old mission half destroyed and transformed for the occasion into a fortress. For 13 days, the legendary Davy Crockett (John Wayne), Jim Bowie (Richard Widmark) William Travis (Laurence Harvey) and 184 hardy Americans and Texicans hold the Alamo in hopeless combats against the massive Mexican army.
They know that the final assault will turn to a massacre, but they are ready to write down with their blood one of the most heroic pages of American history.
The Alamo was considered by John Ford as a masterpiece and ranks among cinema’s great classic and stirring movies.
Remember the Alamo !
Owners : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. ; 20th Century Fox Film Corporation.(FOX) ; The Alamo Company Batjac Productions
Year : 1960
Duration : 2h 35m
Director :John Wayne
Scenarist :James Edward Grant
Actors :
John Wayne: Col. Davy Crockett
Richard Widmark: Jim Bowie
Laurence Harvey: Col. William Travis
Frankie Avalon: Smitty
Patrick Wayne: Capt. James Butler Bonham
Linda Cristal: Flaca
Joan O'Brien: Mrs. Sue Dickinson
Chill Wills: Beekeeper
Joseph Calleia: Juan Seguin
Ken Curtis: Capt. Almeron Dickinson
Carlos Arruza: Lt. Reyes
Jester Hairston: Jethro
Veda Ann Borg: Blind Nell Robertson
John Dierkes: Jocko Robertson
Denver Pyle: Thimblerig (the Gambler)
Aissa Wayne: Lisa Angelica Dickinson
Hank Worden: Parson
William Henry: Dr. Sutherland (as Bill Henry)
Bill Daniel: Col. Neill
Wesley Lau: Emil Sande
Chuck Roberson: Tennesseean
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams: Lt. 'Irish' Finn (as Guinn Williams)
Olive Carey: Mrs. Dennison
Ruben Padilla: General Santa Anna
Richard Boone: Gen. Sam Houston
Genre : Action,Adventure,Drama
Frame Rate : 24 fps
Music : by Dimitri Tiombin - Фільми й анімація
The emotion Harvey portrays the moment Bowie stands next to him is simply amazing.
I always thought that - a very moving scene, ably assisted by Mr Tiomkin and one of the best scores ever.
The snarl on Widmark’s face is classic too. You can tell both men are too proud to say it verbally but each are thinking “I’m both humbled and honored to have lived and died next to you”
Both Harvey and Widmark were trained stage actors, and very good ones.
yes ... absolutely true ... Laurence Harvey was a great actor (RIP)
Read my above comment .Bowie was in bed with a fever and was not by Travis's side.
What I take from this scene is that men admire a leader who is willing to endure hard things. Travis learned to respect his soldiers, praising their heroism, and they in turn admired his courage in the face of a hopeless situation.
This would have to be without doubt the greatest scene from any movie I have ever seen in my entire life. Absolutely brilliant.
Yes, but see the ending scene of "The Bedford Incident" (1965) with Widmark.
Pure bs. They didn't bled the Mexican army nor buy any time for the other Anglos
Apparently, John Wayne thought Laurence Harvey should've been nominated for Oscar instead of Chill Wills. I kind of have to agree with him. Chill Wills still did a terrific job as the Beekeeper but Harvey just COMMANDS the scenes as Travis.
Each of these men were the perfect fit for their characters. Laurence Harvey’s english background really gave him an ability to appear as one of the gentry while wayne and widmark were about as 1830’s as you could get in that time.
The music at 1:25 is what really drives the emotion of the scene home.
This scene gets me every time. Thank you for posting it.
Theres a reason Crockett went last. He wanted the best view of the most beautiful sight to ever grace the grounds of or skies over Texas. He wanted to remember the sight of 184 pairs of bootprints in the sand of San Antonio desert that reduced that line in the sand to dust in the wind.
He wanted to be President of the Republic of Texas, too. There was a reason he told the folks back home to go to blazes while he went to Texas.
@@rocistone6570 I’m not saying that isn’t true but I’ve read probably 100 books on this era in history and, from what I’ve gathered, he knew that Houston was gonna be the first leader of Texas.
And he told his people to go to hell while he went to Texas because he lost the election over there. He was, from all accounts I’ve read and for all intents and purposes, wanting to be done with the political world.
So I just personally can’t see that as being true.
Well said
Laurence Harvey was the most underrated actor of all time. A brilliant natural performer, remarkable voice and powerful charisma. It seems by all account that there was a significant amount of jealousy toward Laurence throughout his acting career. When he went to London to study dramatic art then later performing in British films. It wasn't till he left for the USA that he received accolades from the likes of John Wayne, Frank Sinatra, Richard Widmark and Elizabeth Taylor..
I was always intrigued by him and wondered why he didn't have a stronger career. He made some really weird films towards the end. He also had some pretty bizarre personality quirks, from what I understand. But he did have a nice presence and speaking voice.
These old epics were so romanticized. That music at 0:15
Always liked Travis's hat.
Got to get one of those to go holiday with 👍
I cry every time.
Proud of Texas.Proud to be a Texan.
A tale of a bunch of immigrant squatters who refused to leave.
@@halloweenever
That's the popular myth among the PC-hugging revisionist crowd.
@@halloweenever And a Mexican army that was too poorly trained, ill equipped, and cowardly to run them off. Back then, people wanted out of Mexico. Not much has changed today.
Don't mess with Texas!
Moments of heroism! God blessed You and you are names became Imortal
Thirteen days they fought on the twelfth day they consigned their souls to God and made their peace they died for what they believed
It may not have happened just like that, I like that every man had the opportunity to leave with honor and none in this scene did they stayed knowing what was going to happen. That takes a special kind of person.
Ken Carpenter--Actually, one man did leave: a fifty-year-old man of French and Jewish extraction named Louis Rose. It was he who described the flowery speech of Travis and the famous line in the sand. He did not name who were first and last to cross. In the Disney version, Crockett crossed first, while in the John Wayne film, he crossed last.
@@uptonsavoie And the way that Santa Anna had the Alamo ringed by day 10 of the siege, any breakout by a group large or small would have been run down and most likely killed by Lancers. Santa Anna was looking for the men inside the Alamo to break out at some point.
Those men knew they were going to die and chose to die for a cause they believed in
Slavery and squatting
@@freckletoiletpaper you are an twerp They wanted to be free and rule themselves
Slavery!
I suspect that this scene was John Wayne's answer to the cowardice shown by the townspeople and the deputies when they failed to stand by the Sheriff in High Noon.
no, that was rio bravo
Io che sono antimilitarista e nonviolento,quando vedo questo,dove la sceneggiatura raggiunge il punto piu' alto,mi emoziono sempre,pensando al sacrificio di persone come queste che,x la liberta', hanno data la loro vita.Anche se,obiettivamente,la storia,pur essendo un film bellissimo,come disse J.Ford,e' molto romanzata.
Yet another classic film
Magnificent and amazing
Come on Crockett! You're a hero- not a politician.
"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." (John 15:13, KJV)
The Duke should've at least done some research on what Davy Crockett wore on top of his head instead of relying on a Disney kids show
I wish Travis was shown drawing the line in the sand before the other men (Bowie, Crockett, etc.) decided to stay with him and defend the Alamo.
To be honest this portrayal of the scene is more accurate than the version Hollywood goes with. Susanna Dickinson and the other survivors all agree that while he gave the men the chance to leave he never drew a line in the sand he merely me with each man one on one thanked them for their service and gave them their options. Most stayed Moses rose and a slave opted to leave
powerful
Too bad John Wayne didnt really volunteer for anything during WWII. Laurence Harvey (Travis) Ken Curtis (Dickinson) and Richard Boone (Houston) all served. Widmark (Bowie) tried to enlist 3 times, but had bad hearing.
The music at 3:00 really has funky catchy music
And they make their stand into history.
"Sometimes the true hero, is the one with the courage to run away."
Sphinx.
YOU WON'T SEE GLEN FORD CROSSING THAT LINE,BUT THEN AGAIN THAT'S ANOTHER MOVIE😊
Awesome movie
Close the gates
Woe a great scene
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Bowie was arguing to leave the Alamo but suddenly he stays. Why? After his family died he wanted to find a way to join them.
Bowie was a dying man by this point....TBC by all accounts. Everything he does in this version doesn't make sense, because they omit that important detail.
Very noble.
Fidélité ❤
Should've let them take the fort and then came back with reinforcements to take it back.
Travis explained why that wouldn't work in the film. Sam Houston was desperately recruiting men to take up arms; they didn't have the strength to launch a counter-attack at the film's start. Meanwhile, Santa Anna couldn't just march around, because that would leave a hostile fort on his line of supply, which eventually would have worn down his army. Had the Texans abandoned the mission rather than stall for time, Santa Anna would merely have advanced and destroyed Sam Houston.
Fannin should have came.
Smart guy he knew they would stay
A ledgend
Col. Fanin ?? Is he talking about Goliad?? I've never watched this movie in full, but thwt line makes zero sense !
Yes.
Why is Travis British?
They chose to give their souls to God the final day and made their peace. Then they prepared to die for freedom and the right to govern themselves and claim their lands
EINE GROSSARTIGE SZENE
Unfortunately it didn't happen this way .Bowie was in bed, not on his horse.