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7.0Owen 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.
Released: 1948-05-21128 minDir: John FordWesternBudget: $2.5MBox office: $3.0M
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Cast
- John Wayne as Capt. Kirby York
- Henry Fonda as Lt. Col. Owen Thursday
- Shirley Temple as Philadelphia Thursday
- Pedro Armendáriz as Sgt. Beaufort
- Ward Bond as Sgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke
- George O'Brien as Capt. Sam Collingwood
Themes
- apache nation
- colonel
- slaughter
- black and white
- military
- tortured to death
- american civil war
- 19th century
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Ratings
IMDb
7.4/10
21,234 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
100%
- Year
- 1948
- Runtime
- 128 min
- Genres
- Drama, Western
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination total
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 125
- FilmAffinity ID
- 679123
- Image
- Eiganotomo-fortapache-nov1952.jpg
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- Commons category
- Fort Apache (film)
- publication date
- 1948-03-27
- title
- Fort Apache
- review score
- 100%
- capital cost
- 2100000
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Connections
John Ford
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United States Military Academy
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Battle of the Little Bighorn
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Pedro Armendáriz
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New York City
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Utah
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IMDb
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The New York Times
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John Wayne
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Paul Newman
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Henry Fonda
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Shirley Temple
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colonel
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Locarno
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Gerónimo
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Rotten Tomatoes
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regiment
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Simi Valley
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George Armstrong Custer
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Monument Valley
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Categories
1948 American films1948 English-language films1948 films1948 Western (genre) filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican Western (genre) filmsApache Wars filmsEnglish-language Western (genre) filmsFilms based on American short storiesFilms directed by John FordFilms scored by Richard HagemanFilms set in ArizonaFilms set in the 19th centuryFilms shot in Monument ValleyFilms shot in UtahRKO Pictures filmsTemplate film date with 1 release dateWestern (genre) cavalry films