THE ALAMO 1960 🎥 Official Trailer The Alamo is a 1960 American epic historical war film about the 1836 Siege and Battle of the Alamo produced and directed by John Wayne and starring Wayne as Davy Crockett. The film also co-stars Richard Widmark as Jim Bowie and Laurence Harvey as William B. Travis, and features Frankie Avalon, Patrick Wayne, Linda Cristal, Joan O'Brien, Chill Wills, Joseph Calleia, Ken Curtis, Ruben Padilla as Santa Anna, and Richard Boone as Sam Houston. Shot in 70 mm Todd-AO

In today's History Minute, and just in time for the beginning of our Commemoration of the Siege and Battle of the Alamo, Dr. Bruce Winders discusses the events that led to the Battle of the Alamo. For Closed Captioning, please view the video on YouTube and select the CC option on the bottom right corner of the video screen. https://youtu.be/6qSD7eyxHY0 | The Alamo