The Alamo [WS]

Director: John Lee Hancock John Lee Hancock

Overview

"John Lee Hancock directs Billy Bob Thornton, Dennis Quaid, and Jason Patric in this epic retelling of the 1836 siege of the Alamo from Disney. The film details the events surrounding the battle during the Texan War of Independence that left 186 Texas rebels dead and is presented on this DVD in widescreen with the original English soundtrack and a French dubbed track both in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound. The disc also includes Spanish and French subtitles. Along with the film itself, there are a number a supplemental features as well. Three featurettes cover the history behind the story, the film's production, and the cast and crew's Texas roots, while a selection of deleted scenes offer a glimpse of what was left on the cutting-room floor. A full-screen version with the same features is also available."

Product Details

Release Date:	09/28/2004
UPC:	0786936229035
Original Release:	2004
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	Walt Disney Video
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, THX-Supervised Mastering]
Language:	English
Time:	2:17:00
Sales rank:	4,287

Special Features

Closed Caption;Walking in the Footsteps of Heroes; Deleted scenes; Return of the Legend: The Making of The Alamo; Deep in the Heart of Texans; Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound; TXH-certified - includes THX Optimizer; Widescreen (2.35:1) enhanced for 16x9 televisions; French language track; French and Spanish subtitles

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Dennis Quaid	Sam Houston
Billy Bob Thornton	Davy Crockett
Jason Patric	Jim Bowie
Patrick Wilson	Col. William Travis
Leon Rippy	Sgt. William Ward
Tom Davidson	Col. Green Jamison
Marc Blucas	James Bonham
Robert Prentiss	Albert Grimes
Kevin Page	Micajah Autry
Joe Stevens	Mial Scurlock
Stephen Bruton	Captain Almeron Dickinson
Laura Clifton	Susanna Dickinson
Ricardo A. Chavira	Private Gregorio Esparza
Steven Chester Prince	Lieutenant John Forsythe
Craig Erickson	Tom Waters
Nick Kokich	Daniel Cloud
Richard Nance	Grey No. 1
Jett Garner	Grey No. 2
Estephania LeBaron	Juana
Afemo Omilami	Sam
Edwin Hodge	Joe
Emily Deschanel	Rosanna Travis
Blue Deckert	Colorado Smith
Turk Pipkin	Isaac Millsaps
Brandon Smith	Lieutenant Colonel J.C. Neill
Tommy G. Kendrick	T.J. Rusk
W. Earl Brown	David Burnet
Tom Everett	Mosley Baker
Rance Howard	Governor Smith
Stewart Finlay-McLennan	James Grant
Matt O'Leary	Boy in Store
John S. Davies	Store Owner
Kit Gwin	Mrs. Ayres
Castulo Guerra	General Castrillon
Francisco Philibert	General Cos
Mauricio Zatarain	Colonel Jose Batres
Flavio Hinojosa	Colonel Juan Almonte
Hugo Perez	Charging Mexican Soldier
Jesus Mayorga	Battery Private
Hector Garcia	Battery Sergeant
Roland Uribe	Colonel Duque
Ruben G. Rojas	Francisco Esparza
Lanell Pena	Ana Esparza
Michael Crabtree	Deaf Smith
Anna Reyes	Tejano Child
Sonia Montoya	Stunning Tejana's Mother,Enrique Esparza
Elena Hurst	Stunning Tejana
Lynn Mathis	James Hackett
Charles Sanders	Stage Manager
Rutherford Cravens	Mr. Smith
Dameon Clarke	Mr. Jones
Tim Mateer	Bill the Rider
Nathan Price	Charlie Travis
Don Javier Castillo	Don Jose Palaez
Lonnie Rodriguez	Mexican Scout
Julio Cesar Cedillo	General Cos' Messenger
Buck Taylor	Settler
Oscar D. Silva	Firing Squad First Lieutenant
Marc Menchaca	Fifer
Safia Gray	Ursula Veramendi
Michael Clossin	Tennessean No. 1
Robert Bassetti	Bowie Man in Street
Nathan Walker	Goliad Man
Emilio Echevarría	Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana
Jordi Mollà	Juan Seguin
Emilio Echeverria	Generalissimo Antonio Miguel Lopez de Santa Anna
Wes Studi	Chief Bowl
Jordi Molla	Actor
Carter Burwell	Composer

Technical Credits

John Lee Hancock

Leslie Bohem

Stephen Gaghan

John Sayles

John Lee Hancock	Director,Screenwriter
Leslie Bohem	Screenwriter
Stephen Gaghan	Screenwriter
Todd Hallowell	Executive Producer
Ron Howard	Producer
Larz Anderson	Special Effects
Craig Barron	Special Effects
Mark Johnson	Producer
Ronna Kress	Casting
Philip Nelson	Stunts
Philip Steuer	Executive Producer
Keith Woulard	Stunts
Keith Bilderbeck	Sound Effects
Derek Casari	Sound Effects
Kay Colvin	Sound Effects
David E. Fluhr	Sound Effects
John Sayles	Screenwriter
Brian Grazer	Producer
Jo Boldin	Casting
Manuel Jose Teil Alcaine	Casting
John Pritchett	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

One of American history's most colorful (and increasingly controversial) episodes is dramatized on the big screen yet again in this lavishly appointed epic, which combines fact and fiction in a genuinely engaging manner. The year is 1836, and American-born settlers in Mexican-controlled Texas stage a revolt against military dictator Santa Anna (Emilio Echevarria). Holed up in an old Spanish mission outside San Antonio, squabbling Texans Jim Bowie (Jason Patric) and William Travis (Patrick Wilson) are joined by legendary frontiersman Davy Crockett (Billy Bob Thornton) and a small band of fortune-seeking Tennesseans, only to be outnumbered and besieged by an army of thousands, while awaiting reinforcements lead by General Sam Houston (Dennis Quaid). Director John Lee Hancock (The Rookie), perhaps overly encumbered by the script's wealth of factual material, doesn't always maintain a strict timeline in depicting the 13-day siege. The complexities of the Texan-Mexican quarrel are never really addressed, and key historical figures -- such as Stephen Austin -- are either given short shrift or ignored altogether. But the Battle of the Alamo is vividly staged and incorporates both recently discovered facts and hotly contested suppositions -- among them the belief that Davy Crockett survived the battle. At times The Alamo is confusing, mostly due to choppy editing and inadequately elucidated motivations, but on balance it's a rousing historical drama depicting an event that even today continues to have surprising relevance to Americans.