Fort Apache poster
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IMDb7.4/10(19000 votes)
Director John Ford
Screenplay Frank S. Nugent

Fort Apache

Western1948

Tagline: John Ford's Masterpiece of the Frontier!

Release Date: 1948-06-14

Duration: 125 minutes

Synopsis

Owen Thursday sees his new posting to the desolate Fort Apache as a chance to claim the military honour which he believes is rightfully his. Arrogant, obsessed with military form and ultimately self-destructive, he attempts to destroy the Apache chief Cochise after luring him across the border from Mexico, against the advice of his subordinates.

Casting

  • John Wayne
    Capt. Kirby York
  • Henry Fonda
    Lt. Col. Owen Thursday
  • Ward Bond
    Sgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke
  • Shirley Temple
    Philadelphia Thursday
  • Hank Worden
    Southern Recruit
  • Pedro Armendáriz
    Sgt. Beaufort
  • Mae Marsh
    Mrs. Gates
  • Victor McLaglen
    Sgt. Festus Mulcahy
  • Mickey Simpson
    NCO at Dance (uncredited)
  • George O’Brien
    Capt. Sam Collingwood
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