IMDb RATING
6.6/10
3.1K
YOUR RATING
During the Civil War, a group of Confederates escapes from the Union POW camp at Fort Bravo but has to contend with the desert, the Mescalero Apaches and the pursuing Union troops.During the Civil War, a group of Confederates escapes from the Union POW camp at Fort Bravo but has to contend with the desert, the Mescalero Apaches and the pursuing Union troops.During the Civil War, a group of Confederates escapes from the Union POW camp at Fort Bravo but has to contend with the desert, the Mescalero Apaches and the pursuing Union troops.
Carl Andre
- Trooper
- (uncredited)
Walter Bacon
- Confederate Prisoner
- (uncredited)
Richard P. Beedle
- Confederate Lieutenant
- (uncredited)
Arthur Berkeley
- Confederate Prisoner
- (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg
- Confederate Prisoner
- (uncredited)
Harry Cheshire
- Chaplain
- (uncredited)
Tom Coleman
- Confederate Prisoner
- (uncredited)
Sayre Dearing
- Confederate Prisoner
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe small pistol Carla has is called a pepperbox (or pepperpot). Each barrel is loaded individually and has to be manually rotated to be fired. These types of guns were invented in the 1830s and predate the modern revolver by just a few years.
- GoofsCapt. Roper is in a gunfight in Death Valley and is shot in the left shoulder. When riding into town his right arm is in a sling.
- Quotes
Cabot Young: You must have missed!
Campbell: Naw, we just killed the same one twice!
[takes aim and shoots Indian off his pony with one shot]
Campbell: See what I mean?
- ConnectionsEdited into How the West Was Won (1976)
- SoundtracksYellow Stripes
Written by Stan Jones
Featured review
A "Cavalry And Injun Pic" Done To A Turn
William Holden's character, in the Civil War-era Western "Escape From Fort Bravo" (1953), has a very appropriate name. When we first see his Capt. Roper, he is dragging an escaped Confederate prisoner, by rope, across the desert; a not-so-subtle warning to any other rebs who might be planning a similar break from the Union fort, deep in the Arizona Territory. But when that escape comes, led by Southern Capt. Marsh (John Forsythe) and abetted by Texan belle Carla Forester (Eleanor Parker), Roper is forced to follow the fugitives...even though the path leads straight into the country of the bloodthirsty Mescalero Apaches. Filmed in Death Valley National Monument and in gorgeous color, "Escape From Fort Bravo" showcases some truly spectacular scenery, not the least of which is Eleanor herself. One of the 1950s' most gorgeous of actresses, she looks absolutely ravishing here, her famous red hair a wonder to behold. She would also appear the next year in another film--"The Naked Jungle"--featuring man-eating ants. (Oh, did I forget to mention that those Mescaleros have a nasty habit of tying their prisoners to ant hills?) "Escape" boasts a very tough-talking script, with glints of humor coming from the bickerings between (those great character actors) Williams Demarest and Campbell, and its final third is remarkably suspenseful, as Roper, Carla and the escaped rebs are laid siege in a ditch, while the Mescaleros pick them off with rifle shot and lob volleys of arrows into their midst. Director John Sturges would go on to make three more classic Westerns over the next seven years ("Gunfight at the O.K. Corral," "Last Train From Gun Hill" and, of course, "The Magnificent Seven"), and here turns what is basically a "cavalry and Injuns pic" into a thing of real beauty and excitement. Yes, I really did enjoy this one.
helpful•113
- ferbs54
- Sep 19, 2008
- How long is Escape from Fort Bravo?Powered by Alexa
Details
Box office
- Budget
- $1,520,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 39 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
- 1.75 : 1
- 1.37 : 1
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content
Top Gap
By what name was Escape from Fort Bravo (1953) officially released in India in English?
Answer