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1948

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A first of John Ford's trilogy of cavalry movies set during America's struggle against the Apache Indian. Henry Fonda plays the stubborn Colonel Thursday whose textbook methods of warfare appear as pure as suicide to everyone but him. John Wayne stars as Captain York, a soldier experienced in Apache warfare, from whom Thursday .. Read more

Starring	Henry Fonda, John Wayne, Shirley Temple, Victor McLaglen
Director	John Ford
Genres	Action/Adventure

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Fort Apache

A first of John Ford's trilogy of cavalry movies set during America's struggle against the Apache Indian.

Henry Fonda plays the stubborn Colonel Thursday whose textbook methods of warfare appear as pure as suicide to everyone but him. John Wayne stars as Captain York, a soldier experienced in Apache warfare, from whom Thursday will take no advise.

Starring	Henry Fonda, John Wayne, Shirley Temple, Victor McLaglen
Director	John Ford
Studio	UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK
Run time	DVD: 2 hrs 2 mins
Certificate
Collections	100 Wild Westerns
Genres	Action/Adventure
Language	DVD: English
Hearing-impaired	English
Released	Production year: 1948 To Rent: DVD: 19 Feb 2001

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- The first of Ford's cavalry trilogy (to be followed by She Wore a Yellow Ribbon and Rio Grande), and an intriguing... read more on Time Out
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  This movie is hard to stay interested in. The acting is quite poor and the dialog too dramtic. It's really showing its age and is a very good advert for ... read more »
  
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  My husband and i ---both lovers of J. Wayne and H. Fonda in 'the good old days--didn't realise how dated even we would find this. Cardboard scenery, ... read more »
  
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  This movie is hard to stay interested in.it was not good at all i fell asleep watching it and i would not watch it again
  
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  A terrific show with a good cast and story.
  
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  A first of John Ford's trilogy of cavalry movies set during America's struggle against the Apache Indian.
  
  Henry Fonda plays the stubborn Colonel Thursday whose textbook methods of warfare appear as pure as suicide to everyone but him. John Wayne stars as Captain York, a soldier experienced ...