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.
James Warner Bellah | Story |
Frank S. Nugent | Screenplay |
John Ford | Director |
Merian C. Cooper | Producer |
Ann Peck | Costume Design |
Richard Hageman | Original Music Composer |
Archie Stout | Director of Photography |
Jack Murray | Editor |
Lowell J. Farrell | Assistant Director |
James Basevi | Art Direction |