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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 202220:00
BBC Four

Credits

Captain Kirby YorkJohn Wayne
Lieutenant Col Owen ThursdayHenry Fonda
Philadelphia ThursdayShirley Temple
Sergeant Major Michael O'RourkeWard Bond
Lieutenant Michael O'RourkeJohn Agar
Sergeant BeaufortPedro Armendariz
Captain CollingwoodGeorge O'Brien
Sergeant Festus MulcahyVictor McLaglen
Mrs CollingwoodAnna Lee
Mrs O'RourkeIrene Rich
Chief CochiseMiguel Inclan
Johnny RebJack Pennick
DirectorJohn Ford
ProducerMerian C Cooper
WriterFrank Nugent

Broadcasts

  • Sat 14 Jun 200822:30
    BBC Four
  • Sat 8 Nov 200814:25
    BBC Two Scotland
  • Sat 8 Nov 200814:55
    BBC Two except East, Scotland & Yorkshire
  • Sun 11 Apr 201013:20
    BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Wed 21 Jul 201022:30
    BBC Four
  • Sat 12 Feb 201113:00
    BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Sat 4 Aug 201212:15
    BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Wed 28 Aug 201313:25
    BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Sat 23 Apr 201607:55
    BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Thu 10 Feb 202220:00
    BBC Four

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