Review of Fort Apache (1948) by Joe S — 18 Jan 2007

I usually like movies with John Wayne or by John Ford but this kind of bored me. Not saying its bad...just not special.

This review of Fort Apache (1948) was written by Joe S on 18 Jan 2007.

Fort Apache has generally received very positive reviews.

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