MCN Review: A rare instance where an American epic movie has dealt with the past in an intelligent and entertaining manner and with craft, insight and humor. It has the air of verisimilitude and its filmmakers pull off a deft sleight of hand in creating a heartfelt flag waver that doesn't stint in its observations of the folly of war.

Dennis Quaid .... Sam Houston
Billy Bob Thornton .... Davy Crockett
Jason Patric .... James Bowie
Patrick Wilson .... William Travis
Emilio Echevarría .... Santa Anna

Producer: Brian Grazer
Ron Howard
Screenwriter: Leslie Bohem
John Lee Hancock

Where myth meets history… where legend meets reality… the roads cross at San Antonio de Bexar and the small, ruined mission there: The Alamo. In the spring of 1836, nearly 200 Texans – men of all races who believed in the future of Texas – held the fort for 13 days under siege by General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, ruler of Mexico and commander of its forces. Led by three men – the young, brash Col. William Travis; the violent, passionate James Bowie; and the larger-than-life living legend David Crockett – the Texans and their deeds at the Alamo would pass into history as General Sam Houston’s rallying cry for Texas independence and into legend for their symbolic significance.

Welcome to the Alamo
Real Alamo Daguerrotypes

The Players
Jim Bowie
David Crockett
William Barrett Travis
Sam Houston
Enrique Esparza
The Defenders

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