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Fort Apache: Directed by John Ford. With John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Shirley Temple, Pedro Armendáriz. At Fort Apache, an honorable and veteran war captain finds conflict when his regime is placed under the command of a young, glory hungry lieutenant colonel with no respect for the local Indian tribe.
Fort Apache (1948) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Fort Apache Historic Park. Tour well-preserved ruins and a historic military outpost at this Apache Wars-era settlement. The forests and rivers near present-day Pinetop-Lakeside sustained the Apache people and their ancestors for thousands of years.
Summaries. At Fort Apache, an honorable and veteran war captain finds conflict when his regime is placed under the command of a young, glory hungry lieutenant colonel with no respect for the local Indian tribe. Deep into the territory of the great Apache chief, Cochise, the demoted Civil War general, Lieutenant Colonel Owen Thursday, reports ...
When arrogant and stubborn Civil War hero Lieutenant Colonel Owen Thursday (Henry Fonda) arrives in Arizona with his daughter, Philadelphia (Shirley Temple), to assume command of the Fort...
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Fort Apache is a 1948 American Western film directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne and Henry Fonda. [4] [5] The film was the first of the director's "Cavalry Trilogy" and was followed by She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) and Rio Grande (1950), both also starring Wayne.
Fort Apache Historic Park. White Mountain Apache Lands, Arizona. Nohwike’ Bágowa, the White Mountain Apache Cultural Center and Museum. Located in the Fort Apache Historic Park, Nohwike’ Bágowa (House of Our Footprints) is the place to experience Apache history and culture.
Fort Apache was a child of the Indian Wars in the Southwest. Its name conjures up visions of the U.S. Cavalry pursuing hostile Indians across the arid Southwest, but Hollywood’s portrayal of the old fort is quite a contrast to reality.
Fort Apache, American western film, released in 1948, that was the first, and widely considered the best, of director John Ford’s “cavalry trilogy.”. Inspired by the Battle of the Little Bighorn (1876), the film was unique for its time in portraying Native Americans sympathetically as victims of the.
Fort Apache Historic District is four miles south of Whiteriver, Arizona, off Arizona 73 on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation. The Fort Apache Historic Park, which include the historic district, is open 8:00am to sunset daily. Please visit Fort Apache Park's website for further information.
