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Fort Apache (1948)

Fort Apache (1948)

Western

John Ford's Masterpiece of the Frontier!

Release Date: 1948, May 21
Directors: John Ford
Countries: United States of America
Production: Argosy Pictures, RKO Radio Pictures
Cast: Mary Gordon, Henry Fonda, Ward Bond, Brick Sullivan, Mae Marsh, Anna Lee, Fred Graham, Phil Schumacher, Harry Tenbrook, Danny Borzage, Archie Twitchell, Eleanore Vogel

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

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