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Fort Apache

1948 · 128 min · Director: John Ford ★ IMDb 7.4 · 21,719 ratings

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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.

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Emotional fingerprint

Fort Apache (1948) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 30%, Empathy 25%, Anger 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Empathy, Anger. Genres: Western. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Empathy and Anger. Its IMDb rating of 7.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Sadness
  • Empathy

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
Sadness
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Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then dips around 23 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionSadnessEmpathy
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor33 %5 %10 %13 %
7.5 %≈ 10′Joy40 %5 %5 %16 %
12.5 %≈ 16′Joy43 %10 %4 %20 %
17.5 %≈ 22′Humor35 %18 %6 %18 %
22.5 %≈ 29′Humor32 %16 %11 %20 %
27.5 %≈ 35′Joy38 %10 %15 %25 %
32.5 %≈ 42′Joy41 %15 %10 %20 %
37.5 %≈ 48′Humor49 %35 %13 %20 %
42.5 %≈ 54′Tension60 %53 %28 %30 %
47.5 %≈ 61′Tension60 %54 %29 %33 %
52.5 %≈ 67′Tension48 %43 %16 %26 %
57.5 %≈ 74′Humor44 %38 %18 %28 %
62.5 %≈ 80′Sadness50 %36 %24 %31 %
67.5 %≈ 86′Joy53 %35 %15 %24 %
72.5 %≈ 93′Tension55 %45 %19 %24 %
77.5 %≈ 99′Sadness63 %56 %35 %36 %
82.5 %≈ 106′Tension75 %70 %34 %43 %
87.5 %≈ 112′Tension85 %83 %39 %48 %
92.5 %≈ 118′Sadness81 %69 %57 %55 %
97.5 %≈ 125′Sadness70 %42 %60 %53 %
Riches to rags

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

AL
Anna Lee

Mrs. Emily Collingwood

IR
Irene Rich

GK
Guy Kibbee

Capt. Dr. Wilkens

GW
Grant Withers

Silas Meacham

JP
Jack Pennick

Sgt. Daniel Schattuck

RH
Ray Hyke

Lt. Gates

M
Movita

Guadalupe

MI
Miguel Inclán

Cochise

MG
Mary Gordon

Ma (barmaid)

PK
Philip Kieffer

Cavalryman

Mae Marsh

Mrs. Gates

Hank Worden

Southern Recruit

Details

Directed by
John Ford
Written by
James Warner Bellah, Frank S. Nugent
Type
Movies
Released
1948
Runtime
128 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Western
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.4 · 21,719 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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