where was the man from the alamo filmed

On horseback that journey would take at least a week on horseback, especially considering the dearth of roads in that era. During the siege at the Alamo, John Stroud (Glenn Ford) is the only man who chooses to leave the fort and check on his family and warn other families of the mission's defenders of the impending arrival of General Santa Anna. Upon a recent trip to San Antonio, I was reminded to revisit The Alamo (2004), a film that’s largely been forgotten in the 15 or so years since its release. Oscars Best Picture Winners Best Picture Winners Golden Globes Emmys San Diego Comic-Con New York Comic-Con Sundance Film Festival Toronto Int'l Film Festival Awards Central Festival Central All Events. Glenn Ford is very good as the loner who has to go through great lengths to prove his innocence. William Barret Travis (Patrick Wilson) reports for duty in San Felipe. But as our myths of the Alamo have changed, one man’s vision of it has endured. Even so, at $7,500,000, The Alamo was the costliest movie made at the time. The one armed man as he exits the river at the last scenes of the movie reveals his hidden arm in the back of his pants. Alamo Village, a 400-acre plot of land about 120 miles west of San Antonio, was carved out of a large ranch in the late 1950s for John Wayne's directorial debut. (Eric Gay/AP) A man is branded a coward after he leaves the Alamo to go check if families living on farms out in the open are safe from Mexicans. For other films about the Alamo, see Alamo (disambiguation)#Films.. Even so, at $7,500,000, The Alamo was the costliest movie made at the time. The Man from the Alamo (1953) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Showtimes & Tickets Top Box Office Coming Soon Most Popular Movies Top Rated Movies Top Rated Indian Movies Lowest Rated Movies Movie News WILLIAM PACK, San Antonio Express-News Alamo location: the set at Brackettville, Texas John Wayne ’s lumbering epic, a long, long way from the historical truth, actually began filming in Mexico – there’s not much of the real Alamo left – but this proved too expensive. 1. The Man from the Alamo (1953) Approved | 1h 19min | Drama, Western | 21 August 1953 (USA) During the Alamo siege, John Stroud is sent to Ox Bow to protect the townsfolk but, following a massacre, he infiltrates Jess Wade's gang of turncoat renegades supporting the Mexicans. Memorable movie locations in San Francisco John Marshall, Associated Press Filled with iconic landmarks and a wide range of locations, the Bay Area is a filmmaking favorite. The Man From the Alamo manages to pack a few nuances and surprises in its traditional western plotline. The production was closed down and restarted at Brackettville on Highway 90, about 100 miles west of San Antonio toward Del Rio, West Texas, where Wayne leased 400 acres of a 22,000 acre ranch belonging to one JT ‘Happy’ Shahan, and the Alamo was rebuilt. John Wayne Alamo movie set shuttered (with photo gallery) ‘Alamo’ movie set closes after owner’s death. The Man From the Alamo (Budd Boetticher, 1953) 7/10. Celebs. But when everyone who stayed at the Alamo is wiped out by the Mexicans, Stroud is therefore branded a coward. Alamo (The Alamo) est un film américain réalisé par John Wayne, sorti en 1960 Synopsis. Chill Wills Celebrity Profile - Check out the latest Chill Wills photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at Rotten Tomatoes! Showtimes & Tickets Top Box Office Coming Soon Most Popular Movies Top Rated Movies Top Rated Indian Movies Lowest Rated Movies Movie News