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Fort Apache

Fort Apache

1948 · 128 min · EN · 7.0 (429 votes)
Dir. John Ford · Starring John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Shirley Temple, Pedro Armendáriz, Ward Bond, George O'Brien · Music Richard Hageman

“John Ford's Masterpiece of the Frontier!”

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.

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A stark, black-and-white vision of the Old West, this film feels like a somber march towards inevitable tragedy. It's a stoic, duty-bound drama where honor clashes with brutal reality, leaving a lingering sense of loss.

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