The Alamo (1960)
Table of contents
- Basic facts
- Links and resources
- Titles
- Crew
- Cast
- Companies
- About the film
- Plot summary
- Swedish censorship / rating
- Technical specifications
- Comments
- Original work
- Holdings Film
- Holdings Posters
- Holdings Archive materials
- Holdings Scripts
- Holdings Stills
- Holdings Promotion materials
Basic facts
Media (2)
| Original title | The Alamo |
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| Film type | Feature |
| Category | Fiction |
| Director | |
| Producer | |
| Screenplay | |
| Production country |
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| Production company | |
| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
| Dialogue |
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Cast
John Wayne
överste David Crockett
Richard Widmark
överste James Bowie
Laurence Harvey
överste William Travis
Titles
| Original title |
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| Swedish release title |
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Crew
| Director | |
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| Screenplay | |
| Producer | |
| Director of Photography | |
| Music | |
| Production Designer | |
| Film Editor |
Cast
| John Wayne | överste David Crockett | ||
| Richard Widmark | överste James Bowie | ||
| Laurence Harvey | överste William Travis | ||
| Richard Boone | general Sam Houston | ||
| Carlos Arruza | löjtnant Reyes | ||
| Frankie Avalon | Smitty | ||
| Pat Wayne | James Bonham | ||
| Linda Cristal | Flaca | ||
| Joan O'Brien | Mrs Dickinson | ||
| Chill Wills | Beekeeper | ||
| Joseph Calleia | Juan Seguin | ||
| Ken Curtis | kapten Dickinson | ||
| Hank Worden | Parson | ||
| Denver Pyle | spelare Thimblerig | ||
| Aissa Wayne | Angelina | ||
| Julian Trevino | Silverio Sequin |
Companies
| Production Company | Batjac Productions Inc. | ||
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| Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) | United Artists AB | ||
| Distributor in Sweden (DVD) | Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment AB | 2005 |
Swedish censorship / rating
| Censorship number | 96949 |
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| Date | 1967-06-21 |
| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
| Original length | 4390 meters |
| Censored length | 4379 meters |
| Censorship number | 96949 |
|---|---|
| Date | 1960-12 |
| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
| Original length | 5300 meters |
| Censored length | 5283 meters |
Technical specifications
| Aspect ratio | 2.20:1 (Todd-AO) |
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| Sound type | Sound |
| Sound system | Magnetic stereo |
| Colour type | Colour |
| Colour system | Technicolor |
| Carrier type | 70 mm |
| Frames per second | 24 |
| Length in metres | 5283 meter |
| Length in minutes | 154 min |
Production location
| Texas | USA |
Release dates
| First showing | 1960 | USA | 192 min | |||
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| Release in Stockholm | 1960-12-26 | Ritz | Stockholm | Sweden | 154 min | (70mm kopia) |
| TV showing | 1995-11-25 | TV3 | Sweden | |||
| 1998-07-18 | SVT2 | Sweden | ||||
| DVD release | 2005 | Sweden |
Soundtrack listing
| Original title | The Green Leaves of Summer | |
|---|---|---|
| Composer | Dimitri Tiomkin | (1960) |
| Lyrics | Paul Francis Webster | (1960) |
| Original title | Lisa | |
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| Composer | Dimitri Tiomkin | |
| Lyrics | Paul Francis Webster |
Related films
| How the West Was Won (1962) | The Alamo (1960) |
Holdings Film
The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se
| Element type | |
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| Carrier type | 70 mm |
| Element type | |
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| Item base | Acetate |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
Holdings Posters
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
| Size | Smaller than 40 x 75 cm |
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| Quantity | 1 |
| Size | Smaller than 40 x 75 cm |
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| Quantity | 1 |
Holdings Scripts
| Script type | Cutting continuity |
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| Language | English |
Holdings Stills
| Black and white print | 12 |
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| Colour prints | 2 |
| Behind the scenes prints | No |
| Slides | 6 |
| Digital images | No |
| Negatives | No |
| Contact sheets | No |
| Album | No |
Holdings Promotion materials
| Type | Program/Reklamtryck |
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