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70% Critic Match
Fort Apache
“John Ford's Masterpiece of the Frontier!”
7.0 / 10• 1948• 2h 8m•NR• English
Western
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
John Wayne
Capt. Kirby York
Lead
Henry Fonda
Lt. Col. Owen Thursday
Shirley Temple
Philadelphia Thursday
Pedro Armendáriz
Sgt. Beaufort
Ward Bond
Sgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke
George O'Brien
Capt. Sam Collingwood
Victor McLaglen
Sgt. Festus Mulcahy
Anna Lee
Mrs. Emily Collingwood
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Ford's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Fort Apache is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
