The Alamo / Touchstone Pictures and Imagine Entertainment present a Mark Johnson production, a John Lee Hancock film ; produced by Mark Johnson, Ron Howard ; written by Leslie Bohem and Stephen Lee Hancock ; directed by John Lee Hancock.
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FilmLanguage: English, Spanish, French Summary language: English, French, Spanish Original language: English, Spanish Publisher: [United States] : Burbank, Calif. : Touchstone Home Entertainment ; Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [2004]Copyright date: ©2004Edition: Full screen versionDescription: 1 videodisc (136 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type: two-dimensional moving image Media type: video Carrier type: videodiscISBN: 0788849247Uniform titles: Alamo (Motion picture : 2004) Subject(s): Crockett, Davy, 1786-1836 -- Drama | Bowie, Jim, 1796?-1836 -- Drama | Houston, Sam, 1793-1863 -- Drama | Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.) -- Siege, 1836 -- DramaGenre/Form: Feature films. | Historical films. DDC classification: 791.43/72 Production credits: Director of photography, Dean Semler ; editor, Eric L. Beason ; music, Carter Burwell ; costume designer, Daniel Orlandi ; production designer, Michael Corenblith.Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Dennis Quaid, Jason Patric, Patrick Wilson, Jordi Moll̀, Emilio Echevarria, Marc Blucas, Leon Rippy.Summary: Retells the story of the historic 1836 battle in the Texan War of Independence. Facing 4,000 Mexican troops, 186 Texan soldiers and volunteers - including William Travis, Davy Crockett, and Jim Bowie - retreat within the walls of the Alamo, a Franciscan mission that was converted into a military fort. Once inside, the men prepare themselves for what will be a bloody battle to the death. U.S. General Sam Houston leads the charge from the outside. The Texans held the fort for 13 days under siege by General Santa Anna.
| Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| DVD Video | A J M Library 868-5076 | DVD ALAM (Browse shelf) | Available | 37558 |
Special features: walking in the footprints of heroes: learn about David Crockett, William Travis, Jim Bowie and Sam Houston; deleted scenes with optional commentary by John Lee Hancock; return of a legend: the making of 'The Alamo' - a behind-the-scenes look; deep in the heart of Texans.
Director of photography, Dean Semler ; editor, Eric L. Beason ; music, Carter Burwell ; costume designer, Daniel Orlandi ; production designer, Michael Corenblith.
Billy Bob Thornton, Dennis Quaid, Jason Patric, Patrick Wilson, Jordi Moll̀, Emilio Echevarria, Marc Blucas, Leon Rippy.
Retells the story of the historic 1836 battle in the Texan War of Independence. Facing 4,000 Mexican troops, 186 Texan soldiers and volunteers - including William Travis, Davy Crockett, and Jim Bowie - retreat within the walls of the Alamo, a Franciscan mission that was converted into a military fort. Once inside, the men prepare themselves for what will be a bloody battle to the death. U.S. General Sam Houston leads the charge from the outside. The Texans held the fort for 13 days under siege by General Santa Anna.
MPAA rating: PG-13; for sustained intense battle sequences.
DVD, Region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS.
Closed-captioned.
English and Spanish dialogue or dubbed French dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles.
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