Anna Lee, Dick Foran, George O'Brien
A colonel is embittered because he''s been assigned to a remote fort after a brilliant war record. His rule-book manners and inability to accept advice of officers experienced with the west and the In...( read more
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DVD Release Date: August 15, 2006
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Flixster Reviews (227)
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January 10, 2009I know that many consider Red River or The Searchers to be Wayne's greatest cowboy movies, but for me, you can't get better than Fort Apache. It is the first of John Ford and John Wayne's cavalry trilogy and is the best of the lot.
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November 8, 2008One of John Ford's classic tales of the US cavalry, Fort Apache flies in the face of the established stereotypical western and portrays Cochise as an intelligent and honourable man acting for the good of his people. Henry Fonda who we are far more used to playing heroic, sympathe...( read more)
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January 21, 2008Henry Fonda squares off against the Duke in this dark take on the cavalry mythos.
It's interesting that this film flies in the face of Ford's infamous quote "print the legend." While it does embrace that this story became a classic tale of bravery, it reveals that the "hero" be...( read more) -
March 17, 2009Another great John Ford Western. Fort Apache tells the story of a bitter colonel who gets assigned to a remote fort after a brilliant war record. Director Ford's portrayal of the actual story shines the light on Colonel Thursday as a glory hunting fool, rather than a heroic war h...( read more)
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July 4, 2008Great Ford western with Fonda as a by the book Colonel in the frontier clashing with experienced Indian fighter Wayne. Great performances shot in beautiful black and white with a fantastic ending.
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November 20, 2009Excellent western, and a rare opportunity to see Shirley Temple all grown up.
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August 17, 2009I wish I knew what everyone saw in John Ford westerns that I am missing. The film is good, but I see no level of greatness in Fort Apache. The cast is very good and the offbeat casting of Henry Fonda works. The Four Corners area is utilized once again by Ford and that is always a...( read more)
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June 25, 2009a good old-fashioned cowboys (or soldiers, as it were) & indians movie. despite the sub-par writing, Henry Fonda delivers an excellent performance as the glory-starved gentleman colonel with a stick up his butt. Wayne unfortunately provides little more than a stock foil charact...( read more)
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