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Fort Apache

John Ford's Masterpiece of the Frontier!

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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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DirectorJohn Ford

Keywords

apache nationcolonelslaughterblack and whitemilitarytortured to deathamerican civil war19th centuryjohn ford's cavalry trilogy
Budget$3M
Box Office$3M

Cast

John Wayne as Capt. Kirby York

John Wayne

Capt. Kirby York

Henry Fonda as Lt. Col. Owen Thursday

Henry Fonda

Lt. Col. Owen Thursday

Shirley Temple as Philadelphia Thursday

Shirley Temple

Philadelphia Thursday

Pedro Armendáriz as Sgt. Beaufort

Pedro Armendáriz

Sgt. Beaufort

Ward Bond as Sgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke

Ward Bond

Sgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke

George O'Brien as Capt. Sam Collingwood

George O'Brien

Capt. Sam Collingwood

Victor McLaglen as Sgt. Festus Mulcahy

Victor McLaglen

Sgt. Festus Mulcahy

Anna Lee as Mrs. Emily Collingwood

Anna Lee

Mrs. Emily Collingwood

Irene Rich as Mrs. Mary O'Rourke

Irene Rich

Mrs. Mary O'Rourke

Dick Foran as Sgt. Quincannon

Dick Foran

Sgt. Quincannon