The read
Critics rate it 36 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 19m.
Synopsis
During the war for Texas independence, one man leaves the Alamo before the end (chosen to help others' families) but is too late to accomplish his mission, and is branded a coward. Unable to expose a gang of turncoats, he infiltrates them instead.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 36 points higher than audiences do.
44 audience votes
Key crew
- Budd BoetticherDirector
- Steve FisherScreenplay
- D.D. BeauchampScreenplay
Cast
- Glenn FordJohn Stroud
- Julie AdamsBeth Anders
- Chill WillsJohn Gage
- Hugh O'BrianLt. Lamar
- Victor JoryJess Wade
- Neville BrandDawes
- John DaheimCavish
- Myra MarshMa Anders
- Jeanne CooperKate Lamar
- Marc CavellCarlos
- Edward NorrisMapes
- Guy WilliamsSergeant
Stills
Themes
alamo