Fort Apache (1948): Where to Watch, Cast & Facts

Fort Apache (1948) — an evergreen reference for this movie: the essentials, the cast, where to watch and what to watch next. John Ford's Masterpiece of the Frontier!

Where to watch

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Cast

John Wayne as Capt. Kirby York; Henry Fonda as Lt. Col. Owen Thursday; Shirley Temple as Philadelphia Thursday; Pedro Armendáriz as Sgt. Beaufort; Ward Bond as Sgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke; George O'Brien as Capt. Sam Collingwood; Victor McLaglen as Sgt. Festus Mulcahy; Anna Lee as Mrs. Emily Collingwood

About Fort Apache

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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