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Fort Apache

1948, 2h 5min
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.
Country: United States
Director:
John Ford
Cast:
Ward Bond,
John Wayne,
Mary Gordon,
Harry Tenbrook
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Critic David Parkinson
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...this is a typical Ford Western, with plenty of sentimental comedy lacing the meticulously staged action.

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Cast & Crew

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John Ford
Director
Ward Bond
As Sgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke
John Wayne
As Capt. Kirby York
Mary Gordon
As Ma (barmaid)
Harry Tenbrook
As Tom O'Feeney (uncredited)
Henry Fonda
As Lt. Col. Owen Thursday
Frank Ferguson
As Newspaperman (uncredited)

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Fort Apache was released in theaters on June 24, 1948.

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