Rating: NR
Genre: Western
Release Date: 07/01/2008
SubTitles: English/Espanol
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD2
Run Time: 105 Minutes
Flags: Suitable for Children
Distributor/Studio: Lionsgate

Originally conceived as a Gary Cooper western, Only the Valiant reached the screen with Gregory Peck in the lead. Peck plays Richard Lance, a strictly by-the-book Army captain. Though hated by his men, Lance is respected for his military know-how. This comes in very handy when Lance and a detachment of troops attempt to reach, and then hold, an unguarded Army garrison in the middle of Apache Country. Among the film's he-man contingent are Ward Bond, Gig Young, Lon Chaney Jr., Neville Brand, Jeff Corey and Steve Brodie, all delivering topnotch performances. The nominal leading lady is Barbara Payton, whose real-life tragedies were far more dramatic than any film she appeared in. Only the Valiant was based on a novel by Charles Marquis Warren.

~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Gregory Peck - Capt. Richard Lance
Barbara Payton - Cathy Eversham
Ward Bond - Cpl. Timothy Gilchrist
Gig Young - Lt. William Holloway
Lon Chaney, Jr. - Trooper Kebussyan
Neville Brand - Sgt. Ben Murdock
Jeff Corey - Joe Harmony
Warner Anderson - Trooper Rutledge
Steve Brodie - Trooper Onstot
Dan Riss - Lt. Jerry Winters
Terry Kilburn - Trooper Saxton
Herbert Heyes - Col. Drumm
Art Baker - Capt. Jennings
Hugh Sanders - Capt. Eversham
Nana Bryant - Mrs. Drumm

Production:
Gordon M. Douglas - Director
William Cagney - Producer
Franz Waxman - Composer
Walter A. Hannemann Robert S. Seiter - Editor
Harry Brown Edmund H. North - Screen Writer
Armor E. Marlowe - Set Designer
Lionel Lindon - Cinematographer
Wiard Ihnen - Production Designer
Charles Marquis Warren - Book Author

Fort Apache [Commemorative Packaging]
    John Wayne / NR / 1948