{"id":111,"date":"2006-03-29T22:58:29","date_gmt":"2006-03-30T05:58:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=111"},"modified":"2022-02-21T23:26:07","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T06:26:07","slug":"fort-apache-1948","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=111","title":{"rendered":"Fort Apache (1948)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I&#8217;m not asking your opinion, Captain York. When <em>you<\/em> command this regiment &#8212; and you probably will &#8212; command it!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Fort-Apache-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Fort-Apache-Poster-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-28963\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Fort-Apache-Poster-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Fort-Apache-Poster-90x128.jpg 90w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Fort-Apache-Poster.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nLieutenant Thursday (Henry Fonda) is sent to a remote outpost in the west, where he attempts to impose strict military discipline on a troop of cavalrymen. Meanwhile, his teenage daughter (Shirley Temple) struggles to adjust to life outside the city, while Captain York (John Wayne) tries to maintain peace with Cochise (Miguel Inclan), leader of the local Apaches.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Anna Lee Films<\/li>\n<li>Cavalry<\/li>\n<li>Henry Fonda Films<\/li>\n<li>John Ford Films<\/li>\n<li>John Wayne Films<\/li>\n<li>Native Americans<\/li>\n<li>Ruthless Leaders<\/li>\n<li>Shirley Temple Films<\/li>\n<li>Victor McLaglen Films<\/li>\n<li>Ward Bond Films<\/li>\n<li>Western<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review:<\/strong><br \/>\nJohn Ford&#8217;s classic western (the first in his &#8220;cavalry trilogy&#8221;, followed by <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=52846\"><em>She Wore a Yellow Ribbon<\/em> (1949)<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=42366\"><em>Rio Grande<\/em> (1950)<\/a> is well-acted, beautifully photographed (by cinematographer Archie Stout):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Fort-Apache-Landscape2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Fort-Apache-Landscape2-1024x748.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"468\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-62276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Fort-Apache-Landscape2-1024x748.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Fort-Apache-Landscape2-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Fort-Apache-Landscape2-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Fort-Apache-Landscape2-768x561.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Fort-Apache-Landscape2-369x270.png 369w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Fort-Apache-Landscape2.png 1393w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>and deals sensitively with difficult issues. Ford effectively shows the tensions &#8212; and fatal mistakes &#8212; that can occur when seasoned veterans such as Wayne&#8217;s Captain York are forced to follow the ill-advised orders of proud yet clueless leaders (who are later lauded as heroes). <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Fort-Apache-Wayne.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Fort-Apache-Wayne-1024x775.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"484\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-62284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Fort-Apache-Wayne-1024x775.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Fort-Apache-Wayne-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Fort-Apache-Wayne-128x97.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Fort-Apache-Wayne-768x581.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Fort-Apache-Wayne-357x270.png 357w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Fort-Apache-Wayne.png 1367w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As Peary notes, &#8220;Ford detractors won&#8217;t like his sentiment, Irish humor, chaste romance, and musical interludes, but if you&#8217;re a Ford fan you&#8217;ll love it all and be inexplicably choked up.&#8221; Interestingly, this is a rare early western where the audience is meant to feel sympathy for Indians, rather than viewing them as automatic enemies. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Fort-Apache-Indians2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Fort-Apache-Indians2-1024x759.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"474\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-62281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Fort-Apache-Indians2-1024x759.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Fort-Apache-Indians2-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Fort-Apache-Indians2-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Fort-Apache-Indians2-768x569.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Fort-Apache-Indians2-364x270.png 364w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Fort-Apache-Indians2.png 1383w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Captain York&#8217;s respectful liaison with Cochise hints at the alternate history that might have emerged in America, if only we had taken more time and care when interacting with its original inhabitants.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Shirley Temple in her best &#8220;adult&#8221; role<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Fort-Apache-Temple.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Fort-Apache-Temple-1024x762.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"476\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-62279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Fort-Apache-Temple-1024x762.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Fort-Apache-Temple-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Fort-Apache-Temple-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Fort-Apache-Temple-768x571.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Fort-Apache-Temple-363x270.png 363w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Fort-Apache-Temple.png 1399w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Henry Fonda playing against type as a surprisingly unsympathetic leader<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Fort-Apache-Fonda2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Fort-Apache-Fonda2-1024x758.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"474\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-62280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Fort-Apache-Fonda2-1024x758.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Fort-Apache-Fonda2-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Fort-Apache-Fonda2-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Fort-Apache-Fonda2-768x568.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Fort-Apache-Fonda2-365x270.png 365w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Fort-Apache-Fonda2.png 1391w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>John Wayne as the intelligent, diplomatic Captain York<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Fort-Apache-Wayne2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Fort-Apache-Wayne2-1024x746.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"466\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-62282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Fort-Apache-Wayne2-1024x746.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Fort-Apache-Wayne2-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Fort-Apache-Wayne2-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Fort-Apache-Wayne2-768x559.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Fort-Apache-Wayne2-371x270.png 371w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Fort-Apache-Wayne2.png 1405w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine cinematography and location shooting<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Fort-Apache-Landscape2-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Fort-Apache-Landscape2-1-1024x748.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"468\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-62283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Fort-Apache-Landscape2-1-1024x748.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Fort-Apache-Landscape2-1-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Fort-Apache-Landscape2-1-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Fort-Apache-Landscape2-1-768x561.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Fort-Apache-Landscape2-1-369x270.png 369w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Fort-Apache-Landscape2-1.png 1393w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes. As the first in John Ford&#8217;s famed &#8220;cavalry trilogy&#8221;, this movie is required viewing for any film fanatic. Peary nominates it for an <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?page_id=2606\"><em>Alternate Oscar<\/em><\/a> as one of the best pictures of the year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Genuine Classic<\/li>\n<li>Important Director<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0040369\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/dvdtimes.co.uk\/content.php?contentid=4803\">DVD Times Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m not asking your opinion, Captain York. When you command this regiment &#8212; and you probably will &#8212; command it!&#8221; Synopsis: Lieutenant Thursday (Henry Fonda) is sent to a remote outpost in the west, where he attempts to impose strict military discipline on a troop of cavalrymen. Meanwhile, his teenage daughter (Shirley Temple) struggles to adjust to life outside the city, while Captain York (John Wayne) tries to maintain peace with Cochise (Miguel Inclan), leader of the local Apaches. 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