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1948 · 128 min · NR

Fort Apache

Directed by John Ford · Western

Fort Apache (1948) is a Western film, directed by John Ford set in Arizona during the 1800s.

A western, with a tense tone. Themes of greed & ambition and prejudice & racism run throughout.

Composer
Richard Hageman
Cinematography
Archie Stout
Cast
John WayneHenry FondaShirley TemplePedro ArmendárizWard BondGeorge O'BrienVictor McLaglenAnna Lee

The world of this film

Setting

Where
Arizona
Setting
Desert
When
1800s

Premise & themes

Premise
Western
Themes
Greed & AmbitionPrejudice & Racism
Tone
Tense

Shape

Protagonist
Ensemble
Pacing
Measured
Based on
Historical Fiction

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