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Fort Apache

Duration: 2 hours, 2 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for years

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. Show more

Contributors

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

Formats

BBC Two England

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