Fort Apache (1948)
Directed by John Ford · 128 min · Western
48.2 TOPICAL score · #2,053 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Fort Apache (1948, directed by John Ford) has a TOPICAL score of 48.2 - ranked 2,053 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and cast, and lowest on awards. Critics: 100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.5/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 7/10 (428 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 33 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.5/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 7/10 (428 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 33 languages
- Still read15,568 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: John Wayne (actor #47), Henry Fonda (actor #31), Shirley Temple (actor #1,067), Pedro Armendáriz (actor #1,457)