Der Mann vom Alamo (1953)
Er war ein texanischer Held... und wurde als Feigling gebrandmarkt! Glenn Ford spielt die Hauptrolle in diesem groß angelegten, actiongeladenen Western, der mit der Schlacht um Alamo beginnt und einem gefährlichen Planwagentreck durch feindliches Gebiet endet. Ford ist der texanische Freiheitskämpfer John Strout, der sich dazu bereit erklärt, seinen Posten in Alamo zu verlassen, um Familie und Nachbarn vor den näher rückenden mexikanischen Truppen zu warnen. Als ihm klar wird, dass er zu spät kommt, gelobt er Rache an den - Seite an Seite mit den mexikanischen Truppen kämpfenden - Yankee-Söldner, die seine Frau und sein Kind ermordet haben. Später wird Strout von seinen Landsleuten beschuldigt, seinen Posten aus Feigheit verlassen zu haben. Erst als er sich den Feinden im Kampf stellt, kann er seinen Mitbürgern - uns sich selbst - wieder in die Augen sehen.
Der Regisseur:
Budd Boetticher
Die Autor:
Steve Fisher, D.D. Beauchamp.
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Glenn Ford as John Stroud |
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Julie Adams as Beth Anders |
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Chill Wills as John Gage |
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Hugh O'Brian as Lt. Lamar |
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Victor Jory as Jess Wade |
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Neville Brand as Dawes |
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John Daheim as Cavish |
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Myra Marsh as Ma Anders |
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Jeanne Cooper as Kate Lamar |
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Marc Cavell as Carlos |
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Edward Norris as Mapes |
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Guy Williams as Sergeant |
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Carl Andre as |
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John Barton as |
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Bob Burns as |
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Polly Burson as |
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Robert Carson as |
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Fred Coby as |
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Richard H. Cutting as |
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Helen Gibson as |
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Chuck Hamilton as |
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Robert F. Hoy as |
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Ethan Laidlaw as |
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Evan Loew as |
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Kenneth MacDonald as |
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John McKee as |
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Monte Montague as |
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Dan Poore as |
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Hugh Prosser as |
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Walter Reed as Billings (uncredited) |
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David Sharpe as |
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Robert Smiley as |
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Arthur Space as |
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Duke Taylor as |
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Dennis Weaver as Tennessean (uncredited) |
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Patsy Weil as |
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Smoki Whitfield as |
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Stuart Whitman as Orderly (uncredited) |
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Frank Wilcox as Texas Patriot at Meeting (uncredited) |
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Guy Wilkerson as Rifleman (uncredited) |
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Emile Avery as Soldier (uncredited) |
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Trevor Bardette as Davy Crockett (uncredited) |
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Phil Chambers as (uncredited) |
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George Eldredge as Sheriff Kohl (uncredited) |
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Brett Halsey as Courier (uncredited) |
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Bob Herron as (uncredited) |
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Robert F. Hoy as Soldier (uncredited) |
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Frank Mills as Alamo Soldier (uncredited) |
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Alberto Morin as Trooper (uncredited) |
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Jack Mower as Texas Patriot at Meeting (uncredited) |
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Howard Negley as General Sam Houston (uncredited) |
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Eddie Parker as Franklin Citizen (uncredited) |
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Stuart Randall as Jim Bowie (uncredited) |
| Directing | Budd Boetticher | Director |
| Crew | Polly Burson | Stunts |
| Crew | Evelyn Finley | Stunt Double |
| Directing | Tom Shaw | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joan St. Oegger | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Frank Skinner | Music |
| Writing | Steve Fisher | Screenplay |
| Writing | D.D. Beauchamp | Screenplay |
| Writing | Niven Busch | Story |
| Writing | Oliver Crawford | Story |
| Production | Aaron Rosenberg | Producer |
| Camera | Russell Metty | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Virgil W. Vogel | Editor |
| Art | Alexander Golitzen | Art Direction |
| Art | Emrich Nicholson | Art Direction |
| Art | Russell A. Gausman | Set Decoration |
| Art | Ruby R. Levitt | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bill Thomas | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bud Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Leslie I. Carey | Sound |
| Sound | Corson Jowett | Sound |