At Fort Apache, an honorable and veteran war captain finds conflict when his regime is placed under the command of a young, glory hungry lieutenant colonel with no respect for the local Indi... Read allAt Fort Apache, an honorable and veteran war captain finds conflict when his regime is placed under the command of a young, glory hungry lieutenant colonel with no respect for the local Indian tribe.At Fort Apache, an honorable and veteran war captain finds conflict when his regime is placed under the command of a young, glory hungry lieutenant colonel with no respect for the local Indian tribe.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination
- Sgt. Beaufort
- (as Pedro Armendariz)
- Cochise
- (as Miguel Inclan)
- Cavalryman
- (as Philip Keiffer)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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- TriviaThe cast member who had the hardest time with John Ford was John Agar, making his film debut. Whether it was because Agar was newly married to Ford's beloved Shirley Temple or because he wanted to test him, the director rode him mercilessly, calling him "Mr. Temple" in front of everyone, criticizing the way he delivered lines, chastising him for his lack of expert horsemanship. One day Agar stormed off, vowing to quit the picture, but John Wayne took him aside and helped him with some of the more difficult aspects of his job.
- GoofsColonel Thursday tells York his hat should be creased "like a fedora." The action of "Fort Apache" - entirely a work of fiction - ostensibly takes place some time after the end of the Civil War and before Cochise's final surrender in 1872. The word "fedora" does not enter the language until 1882.
- Quotes
Lt. Col. Thursday: This Lt. O'Rourke - are you by chance related?
RSM Michael O'Rourke: Not by chance, sir, by blood. He's my son.
Lt. Col. Thursday: I see. How did he happen to get into West Point?
RSM Michael O'Rourke: It happened by presidential appointment, sir
Lt. Col. Thursday: Are you a former officer, O'Rourke?
RSM Michael O'Rourke: During the war, I was a major in the 69th New York regiment... The Irish Brigade, sir.
Lt. Col. Thursday: Still, it's been my impression that presidential appointments were restricted to sons of holders of the Medal of Honor.
RSM Michael O'Rourke: That is my impression, too, sir. Will that be all, sir?
- Alternate versionsGerman version is cut to 92 minutes. It is not not known why the film was cut for the German market in 1948.
- ConnectionsEdited into John Ford: The Man Who Invented America (2019)
- NewEnglandPat
- Apr 19, 2003
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Box office
- Budget
- $2,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $11,928
- Runtime2 hours 8 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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