Fort Apache (1948)

Name: Fort Apache
Genre: Western
Released: 1948-05-21
Rating: 7
Cast: John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Shirley Temple, Pedro Armendáriz, Ward Bond

John Ford's Masterpiece of the Frontier!

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.

Rating: 7 / 10 (430 votes)
Release date: May 21, 1948
Runtime: 2h 08m
Language: English
Director: John Ford
Status: Released