Il massacro di Fort Apache

A cavalry officer’s obsession with glory blinds him at a border fort until his tactics provoke the Apache to strike. John Wayne holds the chaos together while Ford saves a myth for another day.

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John Ford directed Il massacro di Fort Apache in 1948. See John Ford's full filmography, where to start with John Ford, or where to go after you've seen everything by John Ford.

Il massacro di Fort Apache was released in 1948 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 128 minutes.