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  1. 100% Tomatometer 21 Reviews 83% Audience Score 5,000+ Ratings When arrogant and stubborn Civil War hero Lieutenant Colonel Owen Thursday (Henry Fonda) arrives in Arizona with his daughter ...

    • (240)
    • John Wayne
    • John Ford
    • Western
  2. It's a well done movie. If you're expecting a traditional cowboy and Indian shoot out, you won't find it here. BUt it has a few humorous moments, and if you're looking for a solid, character driven western featuring two very good actors, Fort Apache will definitely satisfy. (7/10) 13 out of 13 found this helpful.

  3. In his review of the DVD release of Fort Apache in 2012, The New York Times movie critic Dave Kehr called it "one of the great achievements of classical American cinema, a film of immense complexity that never fails to reveal new shadings with each viewing" and "among the first 'pro-Indian' Westerns" in its portrayal of indigenous Americans ...

    • March 27, 1948
  4. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. It's sort of insidious, the way a formula can take over and smother a good idea for a movie. “Fort Apache, The Bronx” apparently began as such an idea. It's said to be based on the experiences of a couple of real cops in the worst area of New York's Bronx.

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  6. 121 User reviews. 49 Critic reviews. Awards. 2 wins & 1 nomination.

    • (19K)
    • Drama, Western
    • John Ford
    • 1948-05-21
  7. 80% 15 Reviews Tomatometer 66% 5,000+ Ratings Audience Score Dealing with everyday police work in a notoriously difficult area of New York, a policeman struggles to preserve a sense of moral ...

    • (15)
    • Crime, Drama
    • R
  8. West Point stiffness (the Custer-like Fonda) meets the more organic Western community of an isolated Arizona outpost, and inflexible notions of 'duty' lead inexorably to disaster, historically ...

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