Fort Apache – 1948 – English – Western
Fort Apache – 1948 – English
Film directed in 1948 by John Ford, and starring Henry Fonda, John Wayne, Shirley Temple, Pedro Armendáriz, John Agar, George O’Brien, Anna Lee, Ward Bond, Victor McLaglen…
Synopsis: Deep in the territory of the great Apache chieftain, Cochise, the demoted Civil War general, Lieutenant Colonel Owen, appears as the commanding officer at the American cavalry outpost known as Fort Apache, along with his daughter, Philadelphia
The arrogant commander will soon face the down-to-earth and down-to-earth second commander, Captain Kirby York, who, as an expert on the local Apaches, disagrees with decisions that want to make a name for himself on the Arizona border. In the end, is it wise to engage in a battle when personal glory is all you seek?