TY - ADVS AU - Beason,Eric L. AU - Blucas,Marc AU - Bohem,Leslie AU - Burwell,Carter AU - Echevarría,Emilio AU - Gaghan,Stephen AU - Hancock,John Lee AU - Howard,Ron AU - Johnson,Mark AU - Mollá,Jordi AU - Orlandi,Daniel AU - Patric,Jason AU - Quaid,Dennis AU - Rippy,Leon AU - Semler,Dean AU - Thornton,Billy Bob AU - Wilson,Patrick ED - Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm) ED - Imagine Entertainment (Firm) ED - Touchstone Home Entertainment (Firm) ED - Touchstone Pictures. TI - The Alamo SN - 0788849247 PY - 2004/// CY - [United States], Burbank, Calif. PB - Touchstone Home Entertainment, Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment KW - Bowie, Jim, KW - Crockett, Davy, KW - Houston, Sam, KW - Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.) KW - Siege, 1836 KW - Drama KW - Feature films KW - lcgft KW - Historical films KW - Video recordings for the hearing impaired N1 - Special features: walking in the footprints of heroes: learn about David Crockett, William Travis, Jim Bowie and Sam Houston; deleted scenes with optional commentary by John Lee Hancock; return of a legend: the making of 'The Alamo' - a behind-the-scenes look; deep in the heart of Texans; Director of photography, Dean Semler ; editor, Eric L. Beason ; music, Carter Burwell ; costume designer, Daniel Orlandi ; production designer, Michael Corenblith; Billy Bob Thornton, Dennis Quaid, Jason Patric, Patrick Wilson, Jordi Mollá, Emilio Echevarria, Marc Blucas, Leon Rippy; MPAA rating: PG-13; for sustained intense battle sequences N2 - Retells the story of the historic 1836 battle in the Texan War of Independence. Facing 4,000 Mexican troops, 186 Texan soldiers and volunteers - including William Travis, Davy Crockett, and Jim Bowie - retreat within the walls of the Alamo, a Franciscan mission that was converted into a military fort. Once inside, the men prepare themselves for what will be a bloody battle to the death. U.S. General Sam Houston leads the charge from the outside. The Texans held the fort for 13 days under siege by General Santa Anna ER -