She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
John Ford's new and finest picture of the fighting cavalry!
On the eve of retirement, Captain Nathan Brittles takes out a last patrol to stop an impending massive Indian attack.Encumbered by women who must be evacuated, Brittles finds his mission imperiled.
- Director
- John Ford
- Signature
- Drama · Craft · Tension
- Worldwide
- $5M
Who's in it
Cast
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26 billed performers
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On the eve of retirement, Captain Nathan Brittles takes out a last patrol to stop an impending massive Indian attack. Encumbered by women who must be evacuated, Brittles finds his mission imperiled.
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Box Office & Release
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon returned 3.4× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $2M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $5M
- Release date
- Oct 22, 1949
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English, Spanish
- Country
- United States of America
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