Il massacro di Fort Apache (1948)
Un generale retrocesso al grado di colonnello e mandato al comando di Fort Apache, cerca ad ogni costo di rivalutarsi sfidando un capo pellerossa, che comunque ha la meglio su di lui. Un giovane, tra i pochi superstiti, sposa la figlia dell'ostinato colonnello, che ci ha rimesso la pelle. Una delle moltissime rivisitazioni della storia di Custer (anche se qui il protagonista si chiama Thursday). È considerato uno dei capolavori western di Ford, superato forse soltanto da Ombre rosse e da Sfida infernale. Henry Fonda fa il colonnello e toglie quasi tutto lo spazio a Wayne, relegato in una parte quasi da caratterista. Ruolo determinante ha invece la famosa "Valle dei monumenti".
Direttore:
John Ford
Scrittore:
Frank S. Nugent
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John Wayne as Capt. Kirby York |
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Henry Fonda as Lt. Col. Owen Thursday |
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Shirley Temple as Philadelphia Thursday |
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Pedro Armendáriz as Sgt. Beaufort |
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Ward Bond as Sgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke |
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George O'Brien as Capt. Sam Collingwood |
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Victor McLaglen as Sgt. Festus Mulcahy |
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Anna Lee as Mrs. Emily Collingwood |
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Irene Rich as Mrs. Mary O'Rourke |
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Dick Foran as Sgt. Quincannon |
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Guy Kibbee as Capt. Dr. Wilkens |
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Grant Withers as Silas Meacham |
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Jack Pennick as Sgt. Daniel Schattuck |
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Ray Hyke as Lt. Gates |
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Movita as Guadalupe |
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Miguel Inclán as Cochise |
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Mary Gordon as Ma (barmaid) |
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Philip Kieffer as Cavalryman |
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Mae Marsh as Mrs. Gates |
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Hank Worden as Southern Recruit |
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John Agar as 2nd Lt. Michael Shannon O'Rourke |
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Abdullah Abbas as Officer at Dance (uncredited) |
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Danny Borzage as Recruit With Mustache / Accordionist at Serenade (uncredited) |
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Cliff Clark as Stage Driver (uncredited) |
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Jane Crowley as Officer's Wife (uncredited) |
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Frank Ferguson as Newspaperman (uncredited) |
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Francis Ford as Fen - Stage Guard (uncredited) |
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William Forrest as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Fred Graham as Cavalryman (uncredited) |
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Frank McGrath as Cpl. Derice (uncredited) |
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Clyde McLeod as Officer at Dance (uncredited) |
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Russell Meeker as Officer at Dance (uncredited) |
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Al Murphy as Orchestra Leader (uncredited) |
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John Rice as Officer at Dance (uncredited) |
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Phil Schumacher as Soldier (uncredited) |
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Allen D. Sewall as Officer at Dance (uncredited) |
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Mickey Simpson as NCO at Dance (uncredited) |
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Leslie Sketchley as Officer at Dance (uncredited) |
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Brick Sullivan as Officer at Dance (uncredited) |
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Harry Tenbrook as Tom O'Feeney (uncredited) |
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Archie Twitchell as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Eleanore Vogel as Officer's Wife (uncredited) |
| Directing | John Ford | Director |
| Writing | Frank S. Nugent | Screenplay |
| Writing | James Warner Bellah | Story |
| Production | Merian C. Cooper | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ann Peck | Costume Design |
| Sound | Richard Hageman | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Archie Stout | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Jack Murray | Editor |
| Art | James Basevi | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Emile LaVigne | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Lowell J. Farrell | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Joseph I. Kane | Sound |
| Sound | Frank Webster | Sound |
| Crew | Dave Koehler | Special Effects |
| Production | Merian C. Cooper | Executive Producer |
| Production | John Ford | Executive Producer |
| Crew | William H. Clothier | Cinematography |
| Directing | Cliff Lyons | Second Unit Director |
| Directing | Frank Parmenter | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Jack Pennick | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Daniel Hays | Special Effects |
| Crew | Frank Baker | Stunts |
| Crew | Fred Carson | Stunts |
| Crew | John Epper | Stunts |
| Crew | Richard Farnsworth | Stunts |
| Crew | Fred Graham | Stunts |
| Crew | John Hudkins | Stunts |
| Crew | Ben Johnson | Stunts |
| Crew | Walt La Rue | Stunts |
| Crew | Cliff Lyons | Stunts |
| Crew | Ted Mapes | Stunts |
| Crew | Frank McGrath | Stunts |
| Crew | Gil Perkins | Stunts |
| Crew | Bob Rose | Stunts |
| Crew | Danny Sands | Stunts |
| Crew | Barlow Simpson | Stunts |
| Crew | Jack Williams | Stunts |
| Crew | Terry Wilson | Stunts |
| Camera | Eddie Fitzgerald | Camera Operator |
| Art | Jack Colconda | Property Master |
| Sound | Lucien Cailliet | Conductor |
| Sound | Lucien Cailliet | Music Arranger |
| Art | Joseph Kish | Set Dresser |
