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Escape from Fort Bravo

Escape from Fort Bravo

Western · 1953

A Southern belle frees a Rebel officer and his men from a Union captain's Arizona fort.

Movie details

Escape from Fort Bravo

“M-G-M's Great Romance Excitingly photographed in Ansco Color”

1953 Western 1h 39m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.3 / 10

Community rating

A Southern belle frees a Rebel officer and his men from a Union captain's Arizona fort.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Escape from Fort Bravo?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

John Sturges

Written by

Frank Fenton · Phillip Rock · Michael Pate

William Holden

William Holden

Captain Roper

Eleanor Parker

Eleanor Parker

Carla Forester

John Forsythe

John Forsythe

Captain Marsh

William Demarest

William Demarest

Campbell

William Campbell

William Campbell

Cabot Young

Polly Bergen

Polly Bergen

Alice Owens

Richard Anderson

Richard Anderson

Lieutenant Beecher

Court is in session

Put Escape from Fort Bravo on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Patience is part of the point.”

Duration becomes texture. The film asks you to inhabit its world instead of merely processing its plot.

The prosecution The Adrenaline Seeker

“A test of endurance, your honour.”

Stillness keeps submitting itself as meaning. At some point, contemplation needs something worth contemplating.