Il massacro di Fort Apache

La storia

Un generale retrocesso al grado di colonnello e mandato al comando di Fort Apache, cerca ad ogni costo di rivalutarsi sfidando un capo pellerossa, che comunque ha la meglio su di lui. Un giovane, tra i pochi superstiti, sposa la figlia dell'ostinato colonnello, che ci ha rimesso la pelle. Una delle moltissime rivisitazioni della storia di Custer (anche se qui il protagonista si chiama Thursday). È considerato uno dei capolavori western di Ford, superato forse soltanto da Ombre rosse e da Sfida infernale. Henry Fonda fa il colonnello e toglie quasi tutto lo spazio a Wayne, relegato in una parte quasi da caratterista. Ruolo determinante ha invece la famosa "Valle dei monumenti".

Cast

J John WayneCapt. Kirby York H Henry FondaLt. Col. Owen Thursday S Shirley TemplePhiladelphia Thursday P Pedro ArmendárizSgt. Beaufort W Ward BondSgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke G George O'BrienCapt. Sam Collingwood V Victor McLaglenSgt. Festus Mulcahy A Anna LeeMrs. Emily Collingwood I Irene RichMrs. Mary O'Rourke D Dick ForanSgt. Quincannon G Guy KibbeeCapt. Dr. Wilkens G Grant WithersSilas Meacham

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J Jack PennickSgt. Daniel Schattuck R Ray HykeLt. Gates M MovitaGuadalupe M Miguel InclánCochise M Mary GordonMa (barmaid) P Philip KiefferCavalryman M Mae MarshMrs. Gates H Hank WordenSouthern Recruit J John Agar2nd Lt. Michael Shannon O'Rourke A Abdullah AbbasOfficer at Dance (uncredited) D Danny BorzageRecruit With Mustache / Accordionist at Serenade (uncredited) C Cliff ClarkStage Driver (uncredited) J Jane CrowleyOfficer's Wife (uncredited) F Frank FergusonNewspaperman (uncredited) F Francis FordFen - Stage Guard (uncredited) W William ForrestReporter (uncredited) F Fred GrahamCavalryman (uncredited) F Frank McGrathCpl. Derice (uncredited) C Clyde McLeodOfficer at Dance (uncredited) R Russell MeekerOfficer at Dance (uncredited) A Al MurphyOrchestra Leader (uncredited) J John RiceOfficer at Dance (uncredited) P Phil SchumacherSoldier (uncredited) A Allen D. SewallOfficer at Dance (uncredited) M Mickey SimpsonNCO at Dance (uncredited) L Leslie SketchleyOfficer at Dance (uncredited) B Brick SullivanOfficer at Dance (uncredited) H Harry TenbrookTom O'Feeney (uncredited) A Archie TwitchellReporter (uncredited) E Eleanore VogelOfficer's Wife (uncredited)