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Fort Apache

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.

The first of John Ford's cavalry trilogy, in which a commanding officer, bitter at his demotion after the Civil War, takes his resentment out on the men of Fort Apache, a remote outpost in the Arizona desert.

He is determined to tighten up discipline but eventually shows his ignorance of American Indian behaviour when he leads his troops into a deadly confrontation.

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2 hours, 2 minutes

Last on

Thu 10 Feb 2022 20:00
BBC Four

Credits

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
Producer Merian C Cooper
Writer Frank Nugent

Broadcasts

  • Sat 14 Jun 2008 22:30
    BBC Four
  • Sat 8 Nov 2008 14:25
    BBC Two Scotland
  • Sat 8 Nov 2008 14:55
    BBC Two except East, Scotland & Yorkshire
  • Sun 11 Apr 2010 13:20
    BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Wed 21 Jul 2010 22:30
    BBC Four
  • Sat 12 Feb 2011 13:00
    BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Sat 4 Aug 2012 12:15
    BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Wed 28 Aug 2013 13:25
    BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Sat 23 Apr 2016 07:55
    BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Thu 10 Feb 2022 20:00
    BBC Four

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