Alamo: The Price of Freedom
Alamo: The Price of Freedom is a 1988 American IMAX film directed and written by Kieth Merrill and starring Merrill Connally, Casey Biggs, Enrique Sandino, Steve Sandor, Don Swayze, and Derek Caballero.[1] The film was distributed by Macgillivray Freeman Films. It is based on the George A. McAlister book of the same name.[2] It is shown at San Antonio's IMAX in Theater Rivercenter.[3]
| Alamo: The Price of Freedom | |
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| Directed by | Kieth Merrill |
| Produced by | Ray Herbeck Jr. |
| Written by | Kieth Merrill |
| Based on | Alamo: The Price of Freedom by George A. McAlister |
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| Music by | Merrill B. Jenson |
| Cinematography | Reed Smoot |
| Distributed by | Macgillivray Freeman Films |
Release date | 1988 |
Running time | 37 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Premise
In 1836, soldiers sacrifice their lives in combat in the new Republic of Texas.
Cast
- Merrill Connally as Davy Crockett
- Casey Biggs as William Barret Travis
- Enrique Sandino as Antonio López de Santa Anna
- Steve Sandor as James Bowie
- Don Swayze as James Bonham
- Derek Caballero as Juan Seguín
- Martin Cuellar as Toribio Losoya
Production
At the time of its filming, the production generated much controversy among the Tejano population of San Antonio who protested that it was demeaning to their contributions to the city's history.[4]
References
- "Alamo: The Price of Freedom". Turner Classic Movies. United States: Turner Broadcasting System. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
- McAlister, George A. (1988). Alamo-- The Price of Freedom : A History of Texas (2nd ed.). Martinsburg, West Virginia: Docutex, Inc. ISBN 978-0924307003. OCLC 22733567.
- Jarolim, Edie (1991). Frommer's San Antonio & Austin. United States: FrommerMedia LLC. p. 100. ISBN 978-0764597114.
- Linenthal, Edward Tabor (1991). Sacred Ground: Americans and Their Battlefields. Champaign, Illinois: University of Illinois Press. pp. 75–78. ISBN 978-0252061714. OCLC 22710231.
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External links
- Alamo:The Price of Freecom at IMDb
- Alamo:The Price of Freedom at the TCM Movie Database
- Alamo : The Price of Freedom, a music master tape, UA 887 at L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University
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