Fort Apache
Starring: John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Ward Bond
Director: John Ford
Writer: Frank S. Nugent
Producer: Merian C. Cooper, John Ford
Fort Apache is a 1948 American Western film directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne and Henry Fonda. The film was the first of the director's "Cavalry Trilogy" and was followed by She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) and Rio Grande (1950), both also starring Wayne. The screenplay was inspired by James Warner Bellah's short story "Massacre" (1947).
Filming Locations
- Some exteriors for the film's location shooting were shot in Monument Valley, Utah.
- The exteriors involving the fort itself and the renegade Apache agent's trading post were filmed at the Corriganville Movie Ranch, a former Simi Hills movie ranch that is now a regional park in the Simi Valley of Southern California.
Previous Showings
3 Runs • 2 Festivals
1,405 tickets sold
Original Billings: 1 run (June 27, 1948)
Original Run: June 27, 1948 (Sunday - Wednesday)
All runs on record (3):
- June 27, 1948 (Sunday - Wednesday)John Wayne, Henry Fonda
- May 8 - 10, 2009 · 737 ticketsJohn Wayne Every Friday through Sunday in Mayw/ The Searchers
- October 25 - 26, 2025 · 668 ticketsClassic Westernsw/ She Wore a Yellow Ribbon