Fort Apache
1948 · 125 min
Directed by John Ford. Written by Frank S. Nugent. Starring John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Shirley Temple, Pedro Armendáriz.
Owen Thursday sees his new posting to the desolate Fort Apache as a chance to claim the military honour which he believes is rightfully his. Arrogant, obsessed with military form and ultimately self-destructive, he attempts to destroy the Apache chief Cochise after luring him across the border from Mexico, against the advice of his subordinates.
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