In addition to his own adventures, he was also a participant in the Battle of the Alamo.
Wayne’s movie shines the spotlight on Crockett’s contribution to the conflict.
Rather,The Alamowas a project that Wayne spent 15 years trying to get off the ground.
Unfortunately, disagreements over the budget - Wayne wanted it to be $3 million - disrupted his plans.
The Alamo officially went into development in 1956, but the initial concept differed greatly from the finished product.
As for its reception,The Alamoreceived a combination of good and bad reviews from media outlets.
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That’s in line with its current Rotten Tomatoes rating, which is an unimpressive 52%.
Even so,The Alamowas far from an abject failure.
It didn’t win for any of them, but they demonstrate the merits of the film regardless.
John Wayne was very outspoken about his patriotism and his interest in making Westerns that promoted the American spirit.
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