Fort Apache
The first of John Ford's cavalry trilogy, in which a demoted commanding officer takes his resentment out on the men of Fort Apache, a remote outpost in the Arizona desert.
The first of John Ford's cavalry trilogy, in which a commanding officer, bitter at his demotion after the Civil War, takes his resentment out on the men of Fort Apache, a remote outpost in the Arizona desert.
He is determined to tighten up discipline but eventually shows his ignorance of American Indian behaviour when he leads his troops into a deadly confrontation.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Captain Kirby York | John Wayne |
| Lieutenant Col Owen Thursday | Henry Fonda |
| Philadelphia Thursday | Shirley Temple |
| Sergeant Major Michael O'Rourke | Ward Bond |
| Lieutenant Michael O'Rourke | John Agar |
| Sergeant Beaufort | Pedro Armendariz |
| Captain Collingwood | George O'Brien |
| Sergeant Festus Mulcahy | Victor McLaglen |
| Mrs Collingwood | Anna Lee |
| Mrs O'Rourke | Irene Rich |
| Chief Cochise | Miguel Inclan |
| Johnny Reb | Jack Pennick |
| Director | John Ford |
| Producer | Merian C Cooper |
| Writer | Frank Nugent |
Broadcasts
- Sat 14 Jun 2008 22:30
- Sat 8 Nov 2008 14:25ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two Scotland
- Sat 8 Nov 2008 14:55ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two except East, Scotland & Yorkshire
- Sun 11 Apr 2010 13:20ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Wed 21 Jul 2010 22:30
- Sat 12 Feb 2011 13:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Sat 4 Aug 2012 12:15ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Wed 28 Aug 2013 13:25ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Sat 23 Apr 2016 07:55ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Thu 10 Feb 2022 20:00
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