The Alamo The Mission That Became a Fortress! The Fortress That Became a Shrine! Release date: 1960-10-23 Genres: War, Adventure, History, Western Actors: Chuck Hayward, Frankie Avalon, Olive Carey, Ken Curtis, Jester Hairston, Joe Canutt, Richard Boone, Denver Pyle, Veda Ann Borg, Richard Widmark, Chuck Roberson, Chill Wills, Ted White, Linda Cristal, John Wayne, William Henry, Patrick Wayne, Joan O'Brien, Fred Graham, Wesley Lau, Hank Worden, Carol Baxter, Laurence Harvey, Danny Borzage, John Dierkes, Joseph Calleia, J.R. Miller, Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams, Jack Pennick, Big John Hamilton, George Ross, Ruben Padilla, Bill Daniel, Carlos Arruza, Aissa Wayne Budget: $12,000,000Revenue: $7,900,000 Runtime: 3 h. 22 min. Score: 7.1/10 Votes: 372 Countries: United States of America Companies: Batjac Productions, The Alamo Company Available* : Overview: The legendary true story of a small band of soldiers who sacrificed their lives in hopeless combat against a massive army in order to prevent a tyrant from smashing the new Republic of Texas.