The Alamo (2004 film) waiting for two weeks for what they expect to be certain death, and it somehow succeeds in taking those pop-culture brand names like Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie and giving them human form." He gave the film 3 and a half stars out of 4. The film was a massive box office flop. First weekend earnings were only US$9.1 million, and its opening was overshadowed by a resurgent "The Passion of the Christ". The film ended with $22.4 million in the domestic market (United States and Canada), and only $25.8 million in total on a $107 million budget. "The Alamo"
Alamo: The Price of Freedom Alamo: The Price of Freedom Alamo: The Price of Freedom is a 1988 American IMAX film directed and written by Kieth Merrill starring Merrill Connally, Casey Biggs, Enrique Sandino, Steve Sandor, Don Swayze, and Derek Caballero. The film was distributed by Macgillivray Freeman Films. It is based on the George A. McAlister book of the same name. It is shown at San Antonio's IMAX in Theater Rivercenter. In 1836, soldiers sacrifice their lives in combat in the new Republic of Texas. At the time of its filming, the production generated much controversy among the Tejano population of San Antonio who