| The Alamo (1960),
				Director: John Wayne, rated Passed (PG) for 
				Western violence 
						They 
						stood firing until they could stand no longer...156 MEN 
						AGAINST A RAGING ARMY OF 7000! 
				
				  Starring: 
				John Wayne, Richard Widmark, Laurence Harvey, Frankie Avalon, 
				Linda Cristal, Chill Wills, Ken Curtis, Joseph Calleia, Patrick 
				Wayne, Jester Hairston, Richard Boone 
				DML Rating: 
				★★★★★★★☆☆☆ 
				- good 
				"There's right and there's 
				wrong. You got to do one or the other. You do the one and you're 
				living. 
				You do the other and you may be walking around, but 
				you're dead as a beaver hat." - 
				Davy Crockett 
				Why watch this? It 
				don't get more Texas than this. 
				Plot Summary: 
				In 1836, the Mexican army, led by General Santa Anna, is 
				invading Texas. General Sam Houston needs time to build his army 
				to stop them, so he orders Colonel William Travis to defend the 
				Alamo mission at all costs. Travis' small troop is joined by 
				reinforcements led by Jim Bowie and the famous Davy Crockett. 
				They must prepare to defend the fort against the vastly larger 
				Mexican forces. Dad's Preview: 
				In elementary school, we learned Texas history, and no single 
				event carried more weight, or heroism, than the 1836 battle for 
				the Alamo mission. The Duke created his own independent film 
				company, Batjac, so he could tell this epic story. He threw everything 
				he had into this project, which was also his directorial debut. 
				It's 
				massive, emotional and one of my favorites. Duke is perfect as 
				the famous, coonskin-cap-wearing, Tennessee Senator Davy Crockett. 
						 The Alamo 
						Company, Batjac Productions; United Artists
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