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A veteran captain and a young lieutenant colonel clash over how to deal with the local Apache tribe at a remote U.S. cavalry outpost. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this classic John Ford film.
- (20K)
- Drama, Western
- John Ford
- 1948-05-21
After the American Civil War, highly respected veteran Captain Kirby York is the acting commander at Fort Apache, an isolated U.S. cavalry post on the Arizona frontier. York commanded his own regiment during the Civil War and had learned the ways of the Apache.
Fort Apache (Western Apache: Tłʼog Hagai) is an unincorporated community in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. Today's settlement of Fort Apache incorporates elements of the original U.S. Cavalry post Fort Apache, and lies within the Fort Apache Indian Reservation, home of the White Mountain Apache Tribe, 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Canyon Day.
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.
Find out who starred in and worked on the classic Western film Fort Apache, directed by John Ford and featuring John Wayne, Henry Fonda and Shirley Temple. See the full list of actors, writers, producers, composers and more on IMDb.
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.
A classic Western film starring John Wayne, Henry Fonda and Shirley Temple. Learn about the characters, actors and crew of Fort Apache, a story of a clash between the US Army and the Apache tribe.
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