Fort Apache
Release Date: 1948-05-21
Rating : 7/10
Duration : 128 minutes
Genres : Western
Director : John Ford
Writer : Frank S. Nugent
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
John Wayne
Henry Fonda
Shirley Temple
Pedro Armendáriz
Ward Bond
George O'Brien