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When Crockett, Bowie and their men are about to destroy the giant cannon, several of the men are standing right next to it at the moment one of them tosses the torch on the touch hole. Then, there's a big flash at the touchhole. In the very next shot, right before the cannon explodes, we see the cannon, but everyone has disappeared. There was no time for them to flee completely out of sight. See more...

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The Alamo (1960) - 5 corrections

Directed by John Wayne, starring Frankie Avalon, John Wayne, Laurence Harvey, Richard Widmark (add more)

Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War, Western

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There is good evidence (though not absolutely certain) that Crockett survived the battle and was executed the next day. [If there's no certain evidence that Crockett survived, then having him die in the battle isn't a factual error. It is accepted as history that he died in the battle, some say his body was found, mutilated, after the battle in front of the chapel.]

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Watch Travis after he is killed in the movie. As the Mexicans run past him, he moves his left hand out of the way. [Perhaps the actor really did move his hand to avoid having it stepped on by the Mexicans. However, in the context of the film, we don't know for sure that Travis was dead before hitting the ground. It's quite possible that Travis involuntarily moved his left hand just before dying.]

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As Susannah and Angelina are escorted between Santa Anna's troops, some grime mysteriously appears on Angelina's cheek, and some of the grime on Susannah's neck disappears. [Kids touch their faces all the time. It's possible that Angelina had dirt on her hands, perhaps from the saddle where she's resting them, and then touched her cheek. There's time between shots for this to be the case.]