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Escape From Fort Bravo

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Captain Roper (William Holden) is the warden of a Union-run prison camp. A mysterious woman named Carla Forester (Eleanor Parker) arrives at the camp in order to free the Confederate prisoners, and things get complicated when Carla and the captain begin to fall for each other. In an effort to recapture the escaped prisoners, Roper has a run-in with a group of Mescalero Indians. In order to survive, he has to team up with his own prisoners to fight the Indians and wipe them out.
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Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 05/23/2021
2.5/4
An above-average Western. Go to Full Review Clyde Gilmour Maclean's Magazine 11/13/2019
...exceptionally thrilling... Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 06/26/2005
B-
Though not one of the better Westerns it was still effective. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Lanfranco C @Lanfrancobz Aug 13 Passion, Dixies and Indians in the Far West! See more Anthony J Apr 20 The film may have been considered exciting, well-staged and acted in its day, but it seems very dated cowboys 'n' indians cornball by today's standards. Why the hell are union soldiers holding confederate prisoners way out in some desert? And the women seen to have packed a ridiculous number of wardrobe changes in trunks hauled out by a small stagecoach. See more 11/22/2023 Really good old army in cowboys and Indians Western yes I recommend it James Welch, Henderson, Arkansas, November 22, 2023 See more CodyZamboni 03/23/2023 This movie is exciting, with an atypical Western setting, an Arizona desert Confederate prison camp. William Holden anchors the film with his commanding presence, as he tries to keep the prisoners in line. I liked the location photography of Monument Valley, and I recognized lots of famous faces in supporting roles. Movie gets docked for an uneccessary love triangle, and silly scenes of ladies galavanting in expensive fancy gowns in the middle of a vast, searing, bleak desert landscape. But the movie rights its' small wrongs with an extended, intense, memorable, sweat inducing climax. See more deke p 05/17/2021 1953! Gets better & better, then really GREAT Indians vs Cavalry, in great rocky canyon scenery. Oh, & ELEANOR PARKER smokin hot (loved her in that womens prison movie). Saw on the GRIT network, 5.16.21 See more 02/08/2016 Worthy western, but uses very familiar themes in a fairly standard way. See more Read all reviews
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John Sturges

Director

William Holden

Capt. Roper

Eleanor Parker

Carla Forester

John Forsythe

Capt. John Marsh

William Demarest

Campbell

William Campbell

Cabot Young
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Synopsis Captain Roper (William Holden) is the warden of a Union-run prison camp. A mysterious woman named Carla Forester (Eleanor Parker) arrives at the camp in order to free the Confederate prisoners, and things get complicated when Carla and the captain begin to fall for each other. In an effort to recapture the escaped prisoners, Roper has a run-in with a group of Mescalero Indians. In order to survive, he has to team up with his own prisoners to fight the Indians and wipe them out.
Director
John Sturges
Producer
Nicholas Nayfack
Screenwriter
Frank Fenton
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 1, 2012
Runtime
1h 38m
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