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Director: John Wayne
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From Time Out Film Guide
An elephantine, historically inaccurate, stridently patriotic tribute to the handful of Texans who faced assault by 7,000 Mexican baddies. Not helped any by Avalon's vocal efforts, but occasional good patches are probably accountable to uncredited help from John Ford, while second unit director Cliff Lyons certainly contributed the excellent climactic battle (which is a long, long time a-coming).Author: TM
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- wpshaffer said...
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Posted on Jan 28 2010 21:26
Towering old style epic - short on facts but long on heart.
When based on history, gotta TRY to be closer to facts as known. Wayne as Crockett - legend playing a legend. Glorious music and cinematography - with respect to the 2004 version, it works on the level of folklore, not minutae and ending is stirring. - Report as inappropriate
Cast & crew
Director: John Wayne
Producer: John Wayne
Cast: John Wayne, Richard Widmark, Laurence Harvey, Richard Boone, Frankie Avalon, Linda Cristal, Patrick Wayne full cast
Genre(s): Westerns
Duration: 192 mins
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