Fort Massacre

"The West has never known a “Hero” like the Killer who commanded"

May 1 1958 Approved 1h 20m
Western

New Mexico Territory, August 1879. The few surviving members of a cavalry column, which has been relentlessly decimated by the Apaches, attempt to reach Fort Crain. On their way through a hostile land, the obsessive and ruthless Sergeant Vinson takes to the limit the battered will of the troopers under his command.

Plot

During the Indian Wars in the Southwest, a sergeant assumes command of a cavalry detachment after it is mauled in an Apache ambush that killed its captain and seriously wounded its lieutenant. The surviving troopers must reach either a larger cavalry column or a wagon train the column is to escort. But first they need water and the nearest water hole is in Apache hands....

Written by

Martin Goldsmith

Directed by

Joseph M. Newman

Cast

Joel McCrea, Forrest Tucker, John Russell

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

United Artists, The Mirisch Company

Languages

English

Awards

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