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Actors: John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Shirley Temple, Ward Bond
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Fort Apache |
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After being demoted from a general to a colonel, a soldier is sent to a fort in the middle of the desert to lead the cavalry against hostile indians. Mean and hard-nosed, he butts heads with many of the soldiers, especially a young leiutenant that's in love with his daughter.
One of the seargents is able to meet with the indian chief and propose a truce. They set up a meeting to sign the treaty papers.
However, the colonel doesn't want a treaty, he tries to arrest the indiands.
The indians refuse to go peacefully and they begin fighting.
The colonel, despite warnings from the seargent, leads his troops into a trap. The entire cavalry is promptly wiped out.
After the fighting is over, the seargent assums command of the fort. And, although he butted heads with his former colonel, he respected so much that he carried on many of his teachings.
--Brandon Swenson, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Fort Apache |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 40%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 19th century
Western
Yes
Kind of western:
- Good white men fighting wicked Indians
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- senior military
Age:
- 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- very short/crewcut (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- white/grey
Hair style
- (man) very short/crewcut
Body type
- average build (man)
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an entire race
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Southwest
Desert?
Yes
Misc setting
- fort/military installation
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- non-gory references to death/punishment
How many deaths in film?
- dozens
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 1 (None)
Kind of violence:
- guns
Check here if B&W
Yes
Any profanity?
- None
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