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John Ford’s Westerns often feature the sweeping vistas of Monument Valley, as well as various members of the legendary “John Ford Stock Company”: John Wayne, Maureen O’Hara, Victor McLaglen, Ward Bond and Harry Carey Jr., among others. The Cavalry Trilogy is no exception, beginning with Fort Apache.
Arrogant, obsessed with military form and ultimately self-destructive, Thursday attempts to destroy the Apache chief Cochise after luring him across the border from Mexico, against the advice of his subordinates. Movie. November 15, 1950. 1h 45m. $0. John Wayne and John Ford collaborated on the Cavalry Trilogy movies from 1948 to 1950.
In the second of Ford’s cavalry trilogy, the only one filmed in colour, John Wayne aged 20 years for his sensitive performance as the career soldier who manages to help avert a war with the ...
Mar 19, 2015 · Fort Apache (John Ford, 1948) At Fort Apache, a finger of civilization has poked through the wild west. For the U.S. Cavalry, the isolated post has become home to some of the families of the men, and so tensions are high—there is unrest among the Apaches, led by Cochise—and security is a priority. Brought in to lead the way is Civil War ...
The Cavalry Trilogy illuminates how each film was made, from pre-production to its theatrical release. Along the way, readers learn why Ford loved his favorite location (Monument Valley), how various stunts were achieved, and how Ford. used his unique style in various scenes (called a “Fordian touch” by film critics and scholars).
Abstract. Early in 1947, John Ford described to Frank Nugent, former film critic for the New York Times and aspiring screenwriter, the subject he was considering for his next film: “The cavalry. In all westerns, the Cavalry rides in to the rescue of the beleaguered wagon train or whatever, and then it rides off again.
Descriptions Edit Descriptions. Three films produced in successive years (1948, 1949 & 1950) dealing with the work of the US Cavalry in the 1870s, fighting the Native Americans and aiding the opening up of the West to the waves of European-American settlers. Directed by John Ford, all three starred John Wayne, who played different characters in ...
