Fort Apache | Thursday's Charge Into an Apache Ambush | Warner Classics

[@azohundred1353]

A powerful moment from one of John Ford's most powerful Westerns. John Wayne and Henry Fonda played their roles to perfection in this. Fort Apache is nothing less than a masterpiece, in my opinion.

[@davidsmith385]

This is one of my favorites.A fantastic movie with two legends.

[@razorshark9320]

When I first saw this film I thought Col. Thursday was Custer, but I learned fast that he was based on Custer and his battle was inspired by The Fetterman Massacre and Custer's Last Stand. John Ford was one of the greatest film makers of all time.

[@robruss62]

Yes! And in Custer's defense, while not a tactical genius he had a coherent plan at Little Bighorn, imperfect and also not implemented by everyone else, but nothing so pigheadedly stupid as Thursday just charging after obviously retreating hostiles into a box canyon.

[@sammywestenberger9303]

Colonel Thursday: Halt!

[@williamallencrowder361]

@@robruss62 Custer was a piece of garbage. He thought he was smarter than everyone else. He refused to follow orders, he left his heavy weapons behind, and did BOT care about casualties. Look at his casualty count in the civil war. Anyone defending custer is NOT someone that I could trust in battle

[@steveo5138]

The actor's mastery of their horses is amazing. Watch how the bugler turns his horse twice, as he picks up the gauntlet.

[@Duke-i3u]

well, westerns were one of the main genre of movies. most of the extras and stuntmen not only performed in them, most also worked on ranches when not in a movie. most of the big names owned ranches as well.

[@Verenike4ever]

@@Duke-i3u It’s still a treat to watch old westerns, and these beautiful animals.

[@kennethtyree4770]

Those "actors" were often real working cowboys like my grandfathers.

[@Verenike4ever]

@ That’s what I loved most about the older westerns. Gary Cooper, Joel Mcrea, Ronald Reagan, etc., many of the principal actors had their own working ranches and acting was what paid the bills.

[@steviedepaoli2717]

The bugler was actor/stuntman Frank McGrath, who played Wooster on the television series Wagon Train. He also was the bugler in " She Wore a Yellow Ribbon in which he was in many scenes,great horseman..

[@richardwiseman422]

Some of the stunts looked deadly.

[@Bruce-1956]

The Cavalry Trilogy and Leone's westerns are the best of the genre.

[@JamesEckert-o4r]

❤ I am ready for this movie is one of John Wayne's very best😊

[@USCG.Brennan]

I remember watching this many times as a kid in the '50s and '60s. GREAT MOVIE!! Also a great example as to why so many younger, arrogant officers die of "friendly fire" while out in the field!!!

[@Eagle_1-327]

This clip could be good learning tool to leadership. You see, way back when I was an Army officer and as a young officer I learned that our Sergeants expected three things from us. 1) We have the strength and stamina for the job. They don’t want to have to carry us. 2) We not be stupid. They expected us to make good decisions, accept advice and learn from others. 3) We not be a-holes. I think Colonel Thursday has good strength and stamina.

[@fred5399]

Well said

[@55Quirll]

Should have listened to his Sargent Major and Captain

[@robshirewood5060]

Thursday was an idiot, a sensible leader listens to those who have experience on the ground over many years, and learns from it to make sure his men and the command survives. Dead men are no good to anyone. Army and Medical professional service has taught me that.

[@castercamber]

I love this scene.

[@Jsmith2024]

What a great end to a great movie

[@MagSeven7]

Ford's cavalry trilogy are maybe the best ever made. The acting in all fhtree was so very good, especially this one with Fonda who was really playing a role unlike most of his others. Wayne is the best as any kind of western hero. I've been to monument valley where they were filmed. You can purchase a book at the gift shop and visit the exact shooting locations. No CGI in these films. Great stuff.

[@spockboy]

This is A LOT like She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (still love it though) : ) Excellent commentary by Ford on the stupidity of some commanders and how they end up being deified as heroes, instead of idiots.

[@LaurenceOConnor-fg4dk]

You state the obvious.

[@sammywestenberger9303]

Commander: Halt!

[@CthulhuInc]

like some actors *coughcoughjohnwaynecoughcough*

[@williamallencrowder361]

@@CthulhuInc FOAD TRAITOR BOY

[@ABfromWindsor]

Great Movie.❤

[@robforrester3727]

At least one of those stuntmen had a horse fall on him. That couldn't have been good.

[@kennethtyree4770]

Fred Gwynne, lost a leg.

[@Sandra-cl7wn]

John Wayne-vyborny herec. Jako človeka si ho za jeho postoje a výroky vážit nemohu.

[@hardheadjarhead]

Director John Ford based it on a story that itself was based on “Custer’s Last Stand”. Great flick.

[@grandadmiralzaarin4962]

The lack of anything remotely approaching 'tactics' in this is disconcerting...

[@jettsteari3062]

9:45 John Wayne The best delivery of the line ''I'll be back "" in cinema history...and yes 100x better than aronld the terminater

[@arslongavitabrevis5136]

Col. Thursday redeemed himself by choosing to join his men, who were bound to die for his stupidity. He realised he had blundered in a big way and knew that the right thing to do was to die with his men. The scene when he asks Captain York for his sabre is magnificent.

[@pmccoy8924]

A first cousin of mine obviously way back, was Dr. Michael Steck, Indian Agent and Superintendent of Indian Affairs in NM appointed by Lincoln who knew Cochise and Colorada well. He had great respect for them. Was until the Army decided it was good idea to ignore him and slaughter of Cochise family in Bascom Affair. He recommended Navajos be given their own land and instead they were resettled in Apache territory which was of course disastrous. He resigned shortly after.

[@LesterMoore]

I went through Marine Corps boot camp in 1968. One of my fellow recruits surname was Fetterman. One evening during "free time" I told him he had a famous name in American Old West military history. The U.S. Cavalry Fetterman Massacre. He replied he was well aware of the narrative. The unfortunate Captain Fetterman was a great-great uncle of his. Scary. Hope he made it back in fine health.🙏

[@danielcostello4041]

Trooper in the back row, "I'm ... I'm gonna live!"

[@an-tm3250]

The end was cut off!!😠

[@sargulgomer-er1xp]

Thank you i like it

[@charlesbole5978]

had officers like this when in the air force

[@LesterMoore]

"Pride goeth before destruction. And an haughty spirit befoe a fall." Apparently Lt. Colonel Owen Thursday wasn't a student of the proverbs.🤔

[@hollywoodwerewolf]

I'm not sure when the movie was set but if it was post Civil War there were some former Johnny Reb cavalry in that regiment.

[@teamrecon2685]

Early 1870s

[@timsparks1858]

The Calvary Spencer single Shot vs The Indians Winchester 10 shot Repeater. The only decisive advantage that the US Army had to eventually win the Indian Wars was the Constant Reinforcement of troops out West. This was really America's Longest War Officially from the 1830-1890. Just outlasting that's it.

[@cmbart1]

You can make the argument that it began at least during the Revolutionary War, into the 1790s and then the War of 1812, and then into the Seminole Wars of the 1820s.

[@derekp2674]

Single shot Trapdoor Springfield not Spencer repeater?

[@rudyg528]

Reminds me of custers' last stand

[@larry1824]

Great action scene. No cgi junk

[@johnpitchlynn9341]

Lots of continuity errors in this scene. But a good Ford Western.

[@edwinsepulveda5550]

The fool-Fords character- got his command wiped out. Poor tactician.

[@spikespa5208]

_Fonda's_ character.

[@neleabels]

5:01 Finally some quiet…

[@ersikillian]

Ok, Fonda's character is a douchbag for calling out Wayne as a coward, but, Wayne's character commited the unforgivable sin in the U.S. military - by questioning Fonda's orders in front of subordinates.

[@joseantoniopazosvega9621]

En todos los ejercitos de la humanidad.

[@johnsmithSongbird]

Where do these dumb leaders come from

[@williampaz2092]

You NEVER reprimand your subordinates in front of ANYONE, you always do that in private. You NEVER question your superior’s commands or orders in front of ANYBODY, you always do that in private. I was taught this by Captain Thomas Blount U.S. Navy. 10 years later I watched Captain Paul Ecker pull an admiral aside and speak to him privately. The admiral came back, admitted he made an error and issued new orders. I would have followed Captain’s Blount and Ecker through Hell.

[@jlwilliams]

(a) You'll note in the film that the troops are farther back in a column; Wayne's character was talking privately to the commanding officer and his entourage. (b) This was a genuine emergency, with mass casualties only moments away. I don't know much about the army, but I know that in the submarine service the rule is that if the boat is in danger you speak up.

[@kennethtyree4770]

Great, utilizing religion to justify failure disregarding subordinates knowledge and experience. Wayne survived, Fonda did not. I've witnessed disasters in surgery merely by keeping my mouth shut. I'm the one who must answer to God. At least he mentions Napoleon and is wearing a French cap as do the Sergeants.

[@infantryricky6807]

Looks like that Chief conducted the Chang of Command ceremony, passing the guidon to John Wayne...

[@michaelflynn458]

Never looked at it that way. Good catch!

[@Avalon1951]

"I have the high ground Anakin!" lol it's the first thing I thought of when I saw this, what an idiot

[@Ettoredipugnar]

Thursday was a martinet, a believer of the failed and antiquated military tactics. Napoleon never fought the Apache

[@teamrecon2685]

Napoleon didn't have, or face, repeating rifles

[@Ettoredipugnar]

@ true, but his infantry and Calvery did face fusillades of musket fire or 3 ranks deep. within the context of the way they attacked and the way moved. Etc

[@teamrecon2685]

@@Ettoredipugnar right. I've always thought America learned many lessons in the Civil War, which Europe failed to learn until 1914-1918.

[@Ettoredipugnar]

@ most of the generals of the north and the south learned Napoleonic tactics at West Point and they were enamored with him. I give you Pickett’s charge.

[@teamrecon2685]

@@Ettoredipugnar yep. I've walked that field. And the Brits didn't learn from our mistakes. I give you the Somme.

[@catchaser52]

"Marry that Woman,,,"

[@donaldshotts4429]

Jimmy Stewart was stationed at Carswell AFB Ft Worth in the 20th Bomb Squadron (like me) and flew many bombing missions. Clark Gable was 45 I think and he flew as well. Lot of actors served, but big tough guy John Wayne just made movies. I don't respect that because WW2 was a necessary war.

[@robshirewood5060]

Wayne volunteered and was turned down for valid reasons, not everyone serves in combat either, the majority of soldiers are for support, in fact a lot of the actors were in support roles. You chose two great actors who actually did fight in combat, and there were many many more, a salute to them all.

[@GeraldWalker-pg3vr]

They literally charged into a shooting gallery....NEVER was military incompetence depicted so well on film !!!!!!👀

[@elchoya8432]

waynes emergence as an actor

[@WayneKing53054]

Thursday was a fool. He did not respect the enemy. Led his men into the Indians kill zone, with them holding the high ground.

[@Thekennel177]

The Apache seem a bit upset

[@АлексейПотапов-ю8я]

Недооценка противника есть одна из самых фатальных ошибок на войне.

[@JohnSanJuan-zp1ed]

Duke refused to take a charge from Henry Fonda.

[@good-dd7lp]

Tom and Jerry please 🥺

[@DraganTopic-t8i]

Dobri stari western paradox😂

[@robertphillips6296]

Standing up in the open during a battle? Keep a Low Profile!

[@DomingoJesusSanchezLumbi]

Los mando d carne de cañón a en desventaja, desde arriba nunca tendría d oportunidad d defenderse , más fue su líder que los envió a morí sin justificación.

[@少川靖男]

is a blasphemy to watch this on small screens !!

[@WikoLite3172]

Rip... No more cartoons... 😭 Turned into KZbin kids, no comments etc...

[@egtresor]

1 Du spectacle mais zéro en historique, la charge se menait au trot sauf les derniers mètres ou l’on passait au galop. A défaut les chevaux étaient trop fatigués. 2 la cavalerie US des années 1880 était essentiellement une troupe de fantassins montée : se déplaçant à cheval, combattant a pied

[@robshirewood5060]

1 absolutely true 2 i think they were originally Dragoons which as you say were mounted infantry I am surprised Victor McGlaglen did not have more technical input into these movies as he actually served in the cavalry.

[@ejapor3497]

Honestly this is my least favorite of Ford’s Cavalry Trilogy because it has no basis historically or realism! It’s just a veiled retelling of Custer’s Last Stand? I love the other 2!

[@shingwahwong5662]

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[@dangreene3895]

I know John Ford is considered one of the great directors of Hollywood, but the topography does not line up with the dialogue. they talk about the valley yet ride for 2 minutes across the desert, which is flat with no mountains anywhere, he says take the wagon train to the top of the ridge, and you see them running the wagons into a cliff face, what did they do, run up the cliff face to reach the top of the ridge. I know it nitpicking but still have some continuity.

[@arturowagner4728]

Pretty much sums up Ford's westerns. Good stories, great visuals,.not much in the way of geographical or topographical accuracy...

[@MuhameddaSilva]

Eu gosto de ver os índios metendo medo centando o dedão na matraca lá no filme apache com Burt Lancaster mostra o crepúsculo o fim para o índio que tem que passar a viver como se fosse homem branco plantar colher viver de acordo com a sociedade só vendo o filme se passa a entender a mensagem que ele passa 😢

[@steventhorson4487]

👍👌🤍🇺🇸✝️🫡

[@freddy8479]

John Wayne -RACIST-NUFF SAID!!!!

[@download77]

All his wives were Hispanic making his children Hispanic yet you call him a racist?

[@breizhdaviken2988]

Charger en lançant les chevaux au galop direct sans aucune reconnaissance…. Une erreur de caporal. Je pensais west point meilleur que ça.

[@JohnSchafer-q4u]

Just remember John Wayne was not his real name and a draft dodger look it up like corporal Bone Spurs😂.

[@teamrecon2685]

He was 8 during WW1 and 37 during WW2. 37 year olds aren't drafted.

[@JohnSchafer-q4u]

@teamrecon2685 he got 5 draft deferments

[@download77]

@@JohnSchafer-q4uHe was 35 in 1942 and disqualified because of age and physical defect. You are construing that he sought deferment.

[@CthulhuInc]

that's just like wayne - finding a way to avoid combat 😅

[@williamallencrowder361]

@@CthulhuInc Eat an element 82sandwich TRAITOR boy. How about we discuss man to whatever you are

[@davidcleary3720]

Vietnam film

[@대나무숲-h3x]

존웨인 영화는 패스 아예 안봄

[@williamallencrowder361]

Stupid zero got his command wiped out same as custer

[@williampaz2092]

An arrogant officer, a terrible strategist and a worse tactician; but a brave man.

[@sawitsawit32]

Luckily non of the horses were shot

[@robshirewood5060]

The Apaches were smart they would take the horses for transport and food good management skills for guerrilla warfare at which they excelled.