Apache (1954) | |
| Director(s) | Robert Aldrich |
| Producer(s) | Harold Hecht, Burt Lancaster (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Film Adaptation, Western |
| Top Topics | Book-Based |
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Apache (1954) was a Western - Film Adaptation Film directed by Robert Aldrich and produced by Harold Hecht and Burt Lancaster.
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Fort Apache (1948)
By 4 Star Film Fan on May 9, 2019 From 4 Star FilmsFort Apache gives me the opportunity to consider one of John Ford’s most unlikely long-term collaborations with film critic turned screenwriter Frank S. Nugent. As with all Ford partnerships, it was oftentimes prickly but there’s no repudiating the impact. However, even the writer realiz... Read full article
Fort Apache (1948)
By Beatrice on Apr 5, 2015 From Flickers in TimeFort Apache Directed by John Ford Written by Frank S. Nugent; suggested by the story “Massacre” by James Warner Bellah 1948/USA Argosy Pictures Repeat viewing/Netflix rental Such a classic Ford mixture of the heroic and the cynical in the Great American West. After the Civil War, Lt. ... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: FORT APACHE (1948)
By Jennifer Garlen on Feb 10, 2013 From Virtual ViragoThe classic Western has many moods, but the tone of John Ford's Fort Apache (1948) is decidedly dark. Its clouds gather slowly, relieved sometimes by deceptive moments of gaiety and light, but still the storm comes on. Loosely based on the events of Custer's Last Stand, Fort Apache is technically a ... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: FORT APACHE (1948)
By Jennifer Garlen on Feb 10, 2013 From Virtual ViragoThe classic Western has many moods, but the tone of John Ford's Fort Apache (1948) is decidedly dark. Its clouds gather slowly, relieved sometimes by deceptive moments of gaiety and light, but still the storm comes on. Loosely based on the events of Custer's Last Stand, Fort Apache is technically a ... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: FORT APACHE (1948)
By Jennifer Garlen on Feb 10, 2013 From Virtual ViragoThe classic Western has many moods, but the tone of John Ford's Fort Apache (1948) is decidedly dark. Its clouds gather slowly, relieved sometimes by deceptive moments of gaiety and light, but still the storm comes on. Loosely based on the events of Custer's Last Stand, Fort Apache is technically a ... Read full article
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Quotes from
Nalinle: Then we will live until someday.
Nalinle: But will they not say that growing corn is woman's work?
Massai: I am a warrior. What I do can never be woman's work.
[first lines]
Lt. Col. Beck: Do you think he means it this time?
Al Sieber: We'll see.
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Facts about
There really was a renegade Apache warrior called Massai, who was a bloodthirsty killer renowned for stealing, raping and murdering. He did indeed escape from a prison train bound for Florida and made his way back to his homeland. It is, however, doubtful that he was six feet tall and had blue eyes like Burt Lancaster.
Robert Aldrich's first Western.
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