Apache (film)
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| Directed by | Robert Aldrich |
| Produced by | Harold Hecht |
| Written by |
Paul Wellman (novel) James R. Webb |
| Starring | Burt Lancaster |
| Music by | David Raksin |
| Cinematography | Ernest Laszlo |
| Edited by | Alan Crosland Jr. |
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Production
company |
Hecht-Lancaster
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| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Release date
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July 9, 1954 |
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Running time
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87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,240,000 or $1 million |
| Box office | $3.25 million (US/ Canada) 1,216,098 admissions (France) |
Apache is a 1954 Western film starring Burt Lancaster.
Following the surrender of Geronimo, Massai, the last Apache warrior is captured and scheduled for transportation to a Florida reservation. On the way he manages to escape and heads for his homeland to win back his girl and settle down to grow crops. His pursuers have other ideas though.
The film was the first in a series of movies Lancaster made for United Artists. It was originally budgeted at $742,000.
The film was a big hit, earning over $3 million in its first year of release and $6 million overall.
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