Fort Apache
Directed by	John Ford
Produced by	Merian C. Cooper John Ford
Written by	James Warner Bellah (story) Frank S. Nugent
Starring	John Wayne Henry Fonda
Music by	Richard Hageman
Cinematography	Frank S. Nugent
Editing by	Jack Murray
Distributed by	RKO
Released	March 9, 1948
Running time	125 min.
Language	English
IMDb profile

Fort Apache is a 1948 western film starring John Wayne and Henry Fonda and directed by John Ford. The film was the first of the director's "cavalry trilogy" and was followed by She Wore a Yellow Ribbon and Rio Grande, both starring Wayne. The film, which was based loosely on George Armstrong Custer and the Battle of Little Bighorn, was one of the first to present an authentic and sympathetic view of the Native Americans involved in the battle (Apache in the film, Sioux in the real battle). Image File history File links Fortapache1948. ... John Ford (February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973) was one of the most accomplished American film directors of the 1930s to 1960s, known particularly as a director of the Westerns, although his tributes to the veterans of World War II and Americana are also equally effective. ... Merian C. Cooper Merian Caldwell Cooper (October 24, 1893, Jacksonville, Florida, USA — April 21, 1973, San Diego, California, USA, died of cancer) was an American aviator, adventurer, movie actor, director, screenwriter and producer. ... John Ford (February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973) was one of the most accomplished American film directors of the 1930s to 1960s, known particularly as a director of the Westerns, although his tributes to the veterans of World War II and Americana are also equally effective. ... U.S. John Wayne stamp from 2004 John Wayne (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), popularly known as The Duke,[1] was an American film actor whose career began in silent films in the 1920s. ... Fonda in the 1957 classic, 12 Angry Men. ... The classic logo of RKO Radio Pictures. ... March 9 is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (69th in Leap years). ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... See also: 1947 in film 1948 1949 in film 1940s in film years in film film // Events Top grossing films North America The Red Shoes, (55th in year of release, lifetime box office would place it in first) The Road to Rio Easter Parade Red River The Three Musketeers, Johnny... The Western is an American genre in literature and film. ... U.S. John Wayne stamp from 2004 John Wayne (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), popularly known as The Duke,[1] was an American film actor whose career began in silent films in the 1920s. ... Fonda in the 1957 classic, 12 Angry Men. ... John Ford (February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973) was one of the most accomplished American film directors of the 1930s to 1960s, known particularly as a director of the Westerns, although his tributes to the veterans of World War II and Americana are also equally effective. ... She Wore a Yellow Ribbon is a western film. ... Rio Grande (1950) is the third installment of John Fords cavalry trilogy, following Fort Apache (1948) and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949). ... George Armstrong Custer George Armstrong Custer (December 5, 1839–June 25, 1876) was a United States Army cavalry commander in the American Civil War and the Indian Wars. ... The Battle of the Little Bighorn, also called Custers Last Stand, was an engagement between a Lakota-Cheyenne combined force and the 7th Cavalry of the United States Army that took place on June 25, 1876 near the Little Bighorn River in the eastern Montana Territory. ... An Atsina named Assiniboin Boy Photo by Edward S. Curtis. ... Group of Apaches Apache is the collective name for several culturally related nations of Native Americans, aboriginal inhabitants of North America, who speak a Southern Athabaskan language. ... The Sioux (also: Lakota) are a Native American people. ...

The film was awarded the Best Director and Best Cinematography awards by the Locarno International Film Festival of Locarno, Switzerland. The Locarno International Film Festival is an international film festival held annually in Locarno, Switzerland. ... Locarno is a city located on Lake Maggiore (Lago Maggiore) in the southern Swiss canton of Ticino, close to Ascona. ...

Plot

Having reverted from Brevet Major General to his permanent grade after the end of the Civil War, Lt. Col. Owen Thursday (Henry Fonda) is transferred to Fort Apache, where he is anxious to enforce high standards of performance. Despite Capt. Kirby York's (John Wayne) advice that the problems in the area are due to corrupt Indian agents rather than the natives themselves, Thursday is eager to enforce the reservation on the Indians under his charge. Finally, Thursday orders his regiment into battle with the natives and into disaster Fonda in the 1957 classic, 12 Angry Men. ... The Fort Apache Indian Reservation in Arizona, United States, is an Indian Reservation encompassing Gila County, Apache County, and Navajo County. ... U.S. John Wayne stamp from 2004 John Wayne (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), popularly known as The Duke,[1] was an American film actor whose career began in silent films in the 1920s. ...

Cast

U.S. John Wayne stamp from 2004 John Wayne (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), popularly known as The Duke,[1] was an American film actor whose career began in silent films in the 1920s. ... Fonda in the 1957 classic, 12 Angry Men. ... Ward Bond (April 9, 1903 - November 5, 1960) was an American film actor. ... Shirley Temple in Glad Rags to Riches Shirley Jane Temple (born April 23, 1928), later known as Shirley Temple Black, is an American diplomat and former film child actress. ... John G. Agar (January 31, 1921 - April 7, 2002) was a successful Hollywood actor who ascended to celebrity shortly after World War II. He is perhaps best remembered for as Shirley Temples first husband (1945-1950) and for starring in the Sands of Iwo Jima alongside John Wayne; however... Pedro Armendariz (May 9, 1912 - June 18, 1963) Pedro Armendariz was a famous Mexican actor. ... Victor McLaglen (1883-1959) was a boxer and actor. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Anna Lee MBE (January 2, 1913 – May 14, 2004) was an English actress. ... George OBrien (April 19, 1899 - September 4, 1985) was a publicly popular actor of the silent film era and into the talkie era of the 1930s. ... Irene Rich (born Irene Luther, October 13, 1891 in Buffalo, New York; died April 22, 1988 in Santa Barbara, California) was an elegant, melodramatic heroine of the silent screen who made occasional forays into sound pictures. ...

External links

• Fort Apache at The Internet Movie Database