Fort Apache (1948)
"John Ford's Masterpiece of the Frontier!"
ThumbScore
👍 85%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 100%
(RT: 100%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Shirley Temple as Philadelphia Thursday
George O'Brien as Capt. Sam Collingwood
Victor McLaglen as Sgt. Festus Mulcahy
Anna Lee as Mrs. Emily Collingwood
Is Fort Apache good?
Yes. 85% audience score, estimated from 428 TMDB ratings. Critics gave it 100%.
Overview
Owen Thursday sees his new posting to the desolate Fort Apache as a chance to claim the military honour which he believes is rightfully his. Arrogant, obsessed with military form and ultimately self-destructive, he attempts to destroy the Apache chief Cochise after luring him across the border from Mexico, against the advice of his subordinates. Wikipedia ↗
