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Fort Apache (1948)

NR · 1948-06-14 · 2h 5m · EN
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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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John FordDirector
Budget
$2.5M
Box office
$3M

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John WayneJohn WayneCapt. Kirby YorkHenry FondaHenry FondaLt. Col. Owen ThursdayShirley TempleShirley TemplePhiladelphia ThursdayPedro ArmendárizPedro ArmendárizSgt. BeaufortWard BondWard BondSgt. Maj. Michael O'RourkeGeorge O'BrienGeorge O'BrienCapt. Sam CollingwoodVictor McLaglenVictor McLaglenSgt. Festus MulcahyAnna LeeAnna LeeMrs. Emily CollingwoodIrene RichIrene RichMrs. Mary O'RourkeDick ForanDick ForanSgt. QuincannonGuy KibbeeGuy KibbeeCapt. Dr. WilkensGrant WithersGrant WithersSilas Meacham

Keywords

Secret19th centuryMilitaryCaptainSlaughterAmerican civil warBlack and whiteTortured to deathApacheColonelApache nation

Movie DNA

Genre affinityWesternTheme affinitySecret · 19th Century · MilitaryEmotional intensityAmerican Civil WarDirector preference159825Actor preference218505 · 188849 · 159817Country preferenceUs

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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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Fort Apache has a runtime of 125 minutes.

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