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<i>Fort Apache</i> (film) 1948 film by John Ford

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<i>Geronimo: An American Legend</i> 1993 film directed by Walter Hill

Geronimo: An American Legend is a 1993 historical Western film starring Wes Studi, Jason Patric, Gene Hackman, Robert Duvall, and Matt Damon in an early role. The film, which was directed by Walter Hill, is based on a screenplay by John Milius. It is a fictionalized account of the Apache Wars and how First Lieutenant Charles B. Gatewood convinced Apache leader Geronimo to surrender in 1886.

<i>Apache</i> (film) 1954 film by Robert Aldrich

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<i>White Apache</i> 1986 film

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