Fort Apache
“John Ford's Masterpiece of the Frontier!”
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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Cast
42 people
John Wayne
Capt. Kirby York
Known for
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Henry Fonda
Lt. Col. Owen Thursday
Known for
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The Grapes of Wrath
Shirley Temple
Philadelphia Thursday
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The Little Princess
Heidi
Pedro Armendáriz
Sgt. Beaufort
Known for
From Russia with Love
3 Godfathers
Ward Bond
Sgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke
Known for
It's a Wonderful Life
The Searchers
George O'Brien
Capt. Sam Collingwood
Known for
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
The Iron Horse
Victor McLaglen
Sgt. Festus Mulcahy
Known for
The Quiet Man
The Informer
Anna Lee
Mrs. Emily Collingwood
Known for
The Sound of Music
How Green Was My Valley
Irene Rich
Mrs. Mary O'Rourke
Known for
Angel and the Badman
The Champ
Dick Foran
Sgt. Quincannon
Known for
The Mummy's Hand
The Petrified Forest
Guy Kibbee
Capt. Dr. Wilkens
Known for
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
42nd Street
Grant Withers
Silas Meacham
Known for
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John Ford Director · Frank S. Nugent Screenplay James Warner Bellah Story
Worldwide gross $3M · Budget $2.5M · United States release June 24, 1948
Box office
Budget
$2,500,000
Worldwide gross
$3,000,000
Gross vs. budget
1.2×
Production
Argosy Pictures
Production
RKO Radio Pictures
Production
RKO
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
War Party
Working title
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
United States · March 27, 1948
Premiere · Phoenix, Arizona
United States · June 24, 1948
Theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
March 28, 1948 · Premiere · Chicago, Illinois
Brazil
June 14, 1948 · Theatrical
Canada
May 21, 1948 · Theatrical
Denmark
February 28, 1949 · Theatrical
France
August 4, 1948 · Theatrical
June 13, 1966 · Theatrical · Re-release
Germany
October 9, 1953 · Theatrical · West Germany
August 3, 1963 · TV · West Germany
July 17, 2000 · Physical · DVD
Netherlands
November 26, 1948 · Theatrical
October 25, 2012 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
February 3, 1949 · Theatrical
January 8, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Lisboa, Cinemateca Portuguesa
South Korea
May 1, 1971 · Theatrical
Sweden
October 25, 1948 · Theatrical
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