There are no approved quotes yet for this movie. With Sam De Grasse, Allan Sears, Walter Long, Alfred Paget. Movie & TV guides. Martyrs of the Alamo (1915) by popegrutch In my recent discussion of “ The Birth of a Nation ,” I mentioned that Americans in 1915 were highly responsive to nationalist epics that portrayed their history as being as significant and heroic as the more established nations of Europe. A quick check of IMDb reveals over a dozen movies about the Alamo that have been produced, and the oldest surviving feature among them, Martyrs of the Alamo, turns 100 on November 21, 2015. Get all the lyrics to songs on Martyrs of the Alamo and join the Genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Almost since the beginning of the motion picture industry, people have been telling the story of the Alamo on film. Martyrs of the Alamo Synopsis. The movie was supervised by D.W. Griffith. Like the director of "Martyrs of the Alamo", Christy Cabanne, most of the film's actors were Griffith veterans, too. The mission becomes a fortress and is defended by 185 Texans against a huge Mexican army in 1836. This is a scene from the movie The Martyrs of the Alamo or the Birth of Texas, released in 1915. Martyrs of the Alamo is a silent film that not only loosely depicts the historical event of the Battle at the Alamo but it perpetuates ethnic stereotypes of Mexicans to build a sense of nationalism in the early 1900’s. DVD List Price: $16.95. Read Full Synopsis Cast + Crew Previous Cast Members More Cast Members. Martyrs of the Alamo DVD. Price: $13.95. You Save: $3.00 (18%) Share. The Martyrs of the Alamo Quotes. Description. In this rendition, the heroes are fighting against not only a territorial threat, as the Mexicans aim to oust Texan settlers from San Antonio, but also a moral threat, as the Mexicans are depicted as lecherous toward Anglo-American women. The story of the defense of the mission-turned-fortress by 185 Texans against an overwhelming Mexican army in 1836. This still was reprinted in Frank Thompson’s 2005 The Alamo… This is seen from the opening subtitle, "The Birth of Texas", as well as in its structure, filming and editing of battle scenes, its racist depiction of Mexicans, and its glorification of white Americans and white women's virtue. Top 200 of all time 150 Essential Comedies. Directed by Christy Cabanne. Shot in California, the film is occasionally nicknamed The Birth of Texas. Qty: Add to Cart. Best Horror Movies. Martyrs of the Alamo DVD. The Battle of the Alamo (February 23 – March 6, 1836) was a pivotal event in the Texas Revolution.Following a 13-day siege, Mexican troops under President General Antonio López de Santa Anna reclaimed the Alamo Mission near San Antonio de Béxar (modern-day San Antonio, Texas, United States), killing most of the Texians and Tejanos inside. Even if you do "remember the Alamo," you may not recall this vivid silent dramatization of the famous 1836 Tex-Mex standoff. Martyrs of the Alamo (1915) is the earliest surviving silent film to depict this event.