The Alamo (2004 film) The Alamo (2004 film) The Alamo is a 2004 American war film about the Battle of the Alamo during the Texas Revolution. The film was directed by Texan John Lee Hancock, produced by Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, and Mark Johnson, distributed by Touchstone Pictures, and starring Dennis Quaid as Sam Houston, Billy Bob Thornton as David Crockett, and Jason Patric as Jim Bowie. The screenplay is credited to Hancock, John Sayles, Stephen Gaghan, and Leslie Bohem. In contrast to the earlier 1960 film of the same name, the 2004 film attempts to depict the political points of view of both
Heroes of the Alamo was made. Xydias had planned the film as a tie in with the 1936 Texas Centennial but fell behind in his plans. Columbia Pictures acquired the film for 1938 release and changed the billing of the actors in the film. The film featured the song "The Yellow Rose of Texas" being sung by the defenders though it had not been written at that time. This was the last film Xydias produced. When World War II broke out he was in the Philippines and was interned by the Japanese. Heroes of the Alamo Heroes of the Alamo (1937) is a low-budget