Fort Apache
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Fort Apache is a 1948 Western film directed by John Ford, renowned for its portrayal of U.S. cavalry life and frontier conflict and for helping define the classic American Western genre.
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| instanceOf |
American film
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Western film → film → |
| basedOn |
short stories by James Warner Bellah
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| blackAndWhite |
true
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| characterPortrayedBy |
Henry Fonda as Lieutenant Colonel Owen Thursday
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John Wayne as Captain Kirby York → |
| cinematographyBy |
Archie Stout
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| director |
John Ford
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| distributor |
RKO Radio Pictures
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| editedBy |
Jack Murray
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| filmingLocation |
Monument Valley
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| followedBy |
Rio Grande
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She Wore a Yellow Ribbon → |
| follows |
—
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| genre |
Western
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cavalry Western → |
| hasTheme |
clash between honor and duty
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myth versus reality of the American West → treatment of Native Americans → |
| includedIn |
lists of greatest Western films
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| leadCharacter |
Captain Kirby York
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Lieutenant Colonel Owen Thursday → |
| musicBy |
Richard Hageman
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| notableFor |
influence on the classic American Western genre
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realistic depiction of U.S. cavalry life → revisionist portrayal of military leadership → |
| originalLanguage |
English
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| partOf |
John Ford cavalry trilogy
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| portrays |
Apache people
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U.S. Cavalry life → frontier conflict → |
| producer |
Argosy Pictures
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| productionCompany |
Argosy Pictures
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| recognizedAs |
classic Western film
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| releaseDateUS |
1948-03-27
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| releaseYear |
1948
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| runningTime |
128 minutes
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| screenwriter |
Frank S. Nugent
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| setting |
Arizona Territory
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| stars |
Anna Lee
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George O’Brien → Henry Fonda NERFINISHED → John Wayne NERFINISHED → Pedro Armendáriz → Shirley Temple → Victor McLaglen → Ward Bond NERFINISHED → |
Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Henry Fonda
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John Ford → |
notableWork |
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Fort Apache
("John Ford cavalry trilogy")
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She Wore a Yellow Ribbon ("John Ford cavalry trilogy") → |
partOf |
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She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
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follows |
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Merian C. Cooper
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produced |