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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Fort Apache Trivia
Fort Apache was released on May 21, 1948.
Fort Apache was directed by John Ford.
Fort Apache has a runtime of 2 hr 8 min.
Fort Apache was produced by Merian C. Cooper.
The key characters in Fort Apache are Capt. Kirby York (John Wayne), Lt. Col. Owen Thursday (Henry Fonda), Philadelphia Thursday (Shirley Temple).
Fort Apache is rated Passed.
Fort Apache is a Western, Drama film.
Fort Apache has an audience rating of 8.3 out of 10.