

“The Mission That Became a Fortress! The Fortress That Became a Shrine!”
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.
Director
Screenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$12,000,000
Revenue
$7,900,000

Capt. James Butler Bonham
THE ALAMO (1960) | The Short Way to Start a War | MGM
Clip
In the summer of 1863, General Robert E. Lee leads the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia into Gettysburg, Pennsylvania with the goal of marching through to Washington, D.C. The Union Army of the Potomac, under the command of General George G. Meade, forms a defensive position to confront the rebel forces in what will prove to be the decisive battle of the American Civil War.