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.
Fort Apache has generally received very positive reviews.
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Review of Fort Apache (1948)
By Tony Sloman (40) for Radio Times (2,421) on 20 Nov 2017
Review of Fort Apache (1948)
Review of Fort Apache (1948)
By Steve Crum (868) for Video-Reviewmaster.com (514) on 08 Mar 2008
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Review of Fort Apache (1948)
Review of Fort Apache (1948)
Review of Fort Apache (1948)
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Fort Apache was released in 1948 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 121 reviews, giving Fort Apache (1948) an average rating of 75%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 82% and users giving an average score of 82%.
With a score of 75%, Fort Apache is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1948, which stands at 63%.
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