Fort Apache

"John Ford's Masterpiece of the Frontier!"

May 21 1948 Approved 2h 8m
Action, Adventure, Western

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.

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Plot

Deep into the territory of the great Apache chief, Cochise, the demoted Civil War general, Lieutenant Colonel Owen Thursday, reports for duty as a commanding officer at the remote U.S. cavalry outpost known as Fort Apache, along with his daughter, Philadelphia. There, the arrogant commander will soon lock horns with the realistic and sensible second-in-command, Captain Kirby York, who, as an expert in the local Apaches, disagrees with Thursday who wants to make a name for himself in the Arizona frontier. In the end, is it wise to engage in battle when personal glory is all you seek?

Written by

Frank S. Nugent, James Warner Bellah

Directed by

John Ford

Cast

John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Shirley Temple

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

Languages

Español, English

Awards

2 wins & 1 nomination

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