

128 min
Fort Apache
Directed by John Ford
Starring John Wayne, Henry Fonda
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...
Release
May 21, 1948
Budget
$2.5M
Breakeven
$6.3M(2.5x)
Gross
$3,000,000
Profit
-$3,250,000
John Ford's Masterpiece of the Frontier!
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.
Release
May 21, 1948
Budget
$2.5M
Breakeven
$6.3M(2.5x)
Gross
$3,000,000
Profit
-$3,250,000
128 min