Title: Fort Apache
Runtime: 125 Min
Year: 1948
Genres: Western
Cast: John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Shirley Temple, Pedro Armendáriz, Ward Bond, George O'Brien, Victor McLaglen, Anna Lee, Irene Rich, Dick Foran, Guy Kibbee, Grant Withers, Jack Pennick, Ray Hyke, Movita, Miguel Inclán, Mary Gordon, Philip Kieffer
Directed By: John Ford
PLOT
In John Ford's sombre exploration mythologising of American heroes, he slowly reveals the character of Owen Thursday, who 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, Thursday attempts to destroy the Apache chief Cochise after luring him across the border from Mexico, against the advice of his subordinates.
Country: U.S.A.
Language: English - Spanish
Writers: Frank S. Nugent (screenplay), James Warner Bellah (story)
Writers: Ben Barzman (screenplay) and Richard H. Landau (screenplay) Æneas MacKenzie (original story) (as Aeneas Mac Kenzie) and William Gordon (original story)
Parental Advisory Certification: Australia:G / Iceland:L / West Germany:6 (nf) / UK:U (passed with cuts) / USA:Approved (MPAA rating: certificate #12829) / Canada:PG (video rating) / Norway:16 (1948) / UK:U (video rating) (1985) (1999) / Finland:S / Spain:T / South Korea:15 (DVD rating) (2002)
Awards:
1948- Locarno International Film Festival (Prize)
-Best Cinematography - Black and White Archie Stout (WON)
-Best Director John Ford (WON)
1949- Writers Guild of America, USA (WGA Award (Screen))
-Best Written American Western Frank S. Nugent (NOMINATED)
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