The Alamo (2004 film) to withdraw from Texas and to accept Texan independence, despite the Texans wanting to hang him as revenge for the Alamo. The last scene in the movie shows the spirit of Crockett playing his fiddle on the top of the Alamo and then looking out on the horizon. The film was originally conceived by Imagine Entertainment, with Ron Howard in the director's chair and partner Brian Grazer as producer. Russell Crowe was originally cast as Sam Houston, Ethan Hawke as William Barret Travis and Billy Bob Thornton as David Crockett. But there were financial and creative disagreements between Imagine and
Village of the Damned (1960 film) a contemporary time period and an American setting. It was not well received by critics. Village of the Damned (1960 film) Village of the Damned is a 1960 British science fiction horror film by German director Wolf Rilla. The film is adapted from the novel "The Midwich Cuckoos" (1957) by John Wyndham. The lead role of Professor Gordon Zellaby was played by George Sanders. A sequel, "Children of the Damned" (1964), followed, as did a remake, also called "Village of the Damned" (1995). The inhabitants of the British village of Midwich suddenly fall unconscious, as does anyone entering the village.