Film

Fort Apache

1948 · 2h 8m · Western

John Ford's Masterpiece of the Frontier!

IMDb

7.4

Rotten Tomatoes

100%

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.

John Wayne

Capt. Kirby York

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

Irene Rich

Mrs. Mary O'Rourke

Dick Foran

Sgt. Quincannon

Guy Kibbee

Capt. Dr. Wilkens

Grant Withers

Silas Meacham

Jack Pennick

Sgt. Daniel Schattuck

Ray Hyke

Lt. Gates

Movita

Guadalupe

Miguel Inclán

Cochise

• John FordDirector · Executive Producer
• Frank S. NugentScreenplay
• James Warner BellahStory
• Merian C. CooperProducer · Executive Producer
• Archie StoutDirector of Photography
• Richard HagemanOriginal Music Composer
• Jack MurrayEditor

Fort Apache

Release date

May 21, 1948

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 8m

Rated

6

Budget

$2,500,000

Revenue

$3,000,000

Genres

Western

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