What is Fort Apache / She Wore A Yellow Ribbon about?

FORT APACHE, 1948, Warner Bros., 125 min. Henry Fonda is a rigid officer bound to tradition and rules; John Wayne is the veteran soldier who values experience and humanity over protocol. As these two powerful men come into conflict, John Ford explores the values and limits of leadership and military hierarchy. SHE WORE A YELLOW RIBBON, 1949, Warner Bros., 103 min. The second, most elegiac, and only color installment of John Ford's bravura cavalry trilogy that includes FORT APACHE and RIO GRANDE. John Wayne is the officer reluctant to retire in the face of impending hostilities.

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What is Fort Apache / She Wore A Yellow Ribbon about?: FORT APACHE, 1948, Warner Bros., 125 min. Henry Fonda is a rigid officer bound to tradition and rules; John Wayne is the veteran soldier who values experience and humanity over protocol. As these two powerful men come into conflict, John Ford explores the values and limits of leadership and military hierarchy.
SHE WORE A YELLOW RIBBON, 1949, Warner Bros., 103 min. The second, most elegiac, and only color installment of John Ford's bravura cavalry trilogy that includes FORT APACHE and RIO GRANDE. John Wayne is the officer reluctant to retire in the face of impending hostilities.