Alamo: The Price of Freedom

Alamo: The Price of Freedom
Alamo: The Price of Freedom
Directed by	Kieth Merrill
Written by	Kieth Merrill
Based on	Alamo: The Price of Freedom; by George A. McAlister
Produced by	Ray Herbeck Jr.
Starring	; Casey Biggs; Enrique Sandino; Steve Sandor; Don Swayze; Derek Caballero; Martin Cuellar;
Cinematography	Reed Smoot
Music by	Merrill B. Jenson
Distributed by	Macgillivray Freeman Films
Release date	1988
Running time	45 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Alamo: The Price of Freedom is a 1988 American IMAX film directed and written by Kieth Merrill and starring , Casey Biggs, Enrique Sandino, Steve Sandor, Don Swayze, and Derek Caballero.^[1] It was distributed by Macgillivray Freeman Films. It is based on the George A. McAlister book of the same name.^[2] It is shown at San Antonio's IMAX Theater in Rivercenter.^[3]

Premise[]

In 1836, soldiers sacrifice their lives in combat in the new Republic of Texas.

Cast[]

as Davy Crockett
Casey Biggs as William B. Travis
Enrique Sandino as Antonio López de Santa Anna
Steve Sandor as James Bowie
Don Swayze as James Bonham
Derek Caballero as Juan Seguín
Martin Cuellar as Toribio Losoya

Production[]

At the time of its filming, the production generated much controversy among the Tejano population of San Antonio who protested that it was demeaning to their contributions to the city's history.^[4]

References[]

^ "Alamo: The Price of Freedom". Turner Classic Movies. United States: Turner Broadcasting System. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
^ McAlister, George A. (1988). Alamo-- The Price of Freedom : A History of Texas (2nd ed.). Martinsburg, West Virginia: Docutex, Inc. ISBN 978-0924307003. OCLC 22733567.
^ Jarolim, Edie (1991). Frommer's San Antonio & Austin. United States: FrommerMedia LLC. p. 100. ISBN 978-0764597114.
^ Linenthal, Edward Tabor (1991). Sacred Ground: Americans and Their Battlefields. Champaign, Illinois: University of Illinois Press. pp. 75–78. ISBN 978-0252061714. OCLC 22710231. alamo:the price of freedom.

External links[]

Alamo:The Price of Freecom at IMDb
Alamo:The Price of Freedom at the TCM Movie Database
Alamo : The Price of Freedom, a music master tape, UA 887 at L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University

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[Alamo-1] "Alamo: The Price of Freedom". Turner Classic Movies. United States: Turner Broadcasting System. Retrieved July 17, 2018.

[2] McAlister, George A. (1988). Alamo-- The Price of Freedom : A History of Texas (2nd ed.). Martinsburg, West Virginia: Docutex, Inc. ISBN 978-0924307003. OCLC 22733567.

[3] Jarolim, Edie (1991). Frommer's San Antonio & Austin. United States: FrommerMedia LLC. p. 100. ISBN 978-0764597114.

[4] Linenthal, Edward Tabor (1991). Sacred Ground: Americans and Their Battlefields. Champaign, Illinois: University of Illinois Press. pp. 75–78. ISBN 978-0252061714. OCLC 22710231. alamo:the price of freedom.

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v t Battle of the Alamo
Siege	To the People of Texas & All Americans in the World
Defenders	James Bonham James Bowie Davy Crockett Almaron Dickinson Amos Pollard William B. Travis
Mexican commanders	Antonio López de Santa Anna Martín Perfecto de Cos Joaquín Ramírez y Sesma Manuel Fernández Castrillón
Texian survivors	Juana Navarro Alsbury Susanna Dickinson Juan Seguín
Legacy	Remember the Alamo (song) The Immortal Alamo (1911) Martyrs of the Alamo (1915) With Davy Crockett at the Fall of the Alamo (1926) Heroes of the Alamo (1937) The Alamo: Shrine of Texas Liberty (1938) Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier (1954) The Last Command (1955) The Alamo (1960) The Alamo: 13 Days to Glory (1987) Alamo: The Price of Freedom (1988) The Alamo (2004)
See also	Alamo Mission