The Alamo (2004)
- Directed by
- John Lee Hancock
- Genre
- drama film, Western film, war film, historical film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 2h 11m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Rating
- 5.8 of 10 from 370 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A group of Texan fighters defend a mission fort against a large Mexican army. The film follows leaders like Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie, and William Travis as they prepare for and face the attack.
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What happens
The Alamo is a 2004 American historical war film about the Battle of the Alamo during the Texas Revolution. It is directed by John Lee Hancock and stars Dennis Quaid as Sam Houston, Billy Bob Thornton as Davy Crockett, Jason Patric as Jim Bowie, Patrick Wilson as William B. Travis, Jordi Mollà as Juan Seguín, and Emilio Echevarría as Antonio López de Santa Anna. The screenplay was written by Hancock, Stephen Gaghan, and Leslie Bohem. The film was produced by Touchstone Pictures and Imagine Entertainment, and distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution on April 9, 2004. It received mixed to negative reviews from critics and was a box office flop, losing the studio over $146 million. Retrospective reviews have praised the film's greater historical accuracy compared to previous film depictions of the battle. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Major Dundee (1964)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.