

1948 · 2h 8m · Western
TMDB 7.0/10 (421 votes)
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.
Directed by John Ford
Box office $3M worldwide
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Not who you're looking for? Others named Fort Apache: unincorporated community in Navajo County, Arizona, United S · US Army post in Arizona (1870 to 1924) · metaphorical term for a place providing shelter from hostile