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Quick Info

Rating

7.0/10

Release1948

Runtime2h 8m

StatusReleased

Budget$2,500,000

Revenue$3,000,000

Production

Argosy Pictures

Movie

Fort Apache

1948

2h 8m

7.0

Western

Synopsis

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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