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Escape from Fort Bravo

Escape from Fort Bravo

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

19536.31h 39m

Overview

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

Directed by John Sturges
Written by Frank Fenton, Michael Pate, Phillip Rock
Produced by Nicholas Nayfack
Box OfficeBudget: $1.5MRevenue: $3.2M

Top Cast

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

Carl Benton Reid

Carl Benton Reid

Colonel Owens

John Lupton

John Lupton

Bailey

Howard McNear

Howard McNear

Watson (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

escapecavalryconfederateamerican civil war

About Escape from Fort Bravo

Escape from Fort Bravo is a western film released in 1953 exploring themes of escape, cavalry, confederate, american civil war. Directed by John Sturges, it stars William Holden, Eleanor Parker, John Forsythe. A Southern belle frees a Rebel officer and his men from a Union captain's Arizona fort.

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