

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.
TMDB
6.9/10
423 votes
IMDb
Not rated yet
View on IMDb
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $1.6M
- Box office
- $5.4M
- Language
- English
- fort
- utah
- retirement
- woman between two men
- attack
- cavalry
- arizona territory
- sunset
- u.s. cavalry
- bar fight
- horse stampede
- retired army man
Top billed cast
















Behind the camera
Director
Music
Produced in
United States of America
Gallery












Videos
Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereKansas City, Kansas26 Jul 1949
- Theatrical22 Oct 1949
- PhysicalVHS29 Nov 1995
United KingdomGB
- TheatricalULondon14 Apr 1950
- TheatricalU8 May 1950
CanadaCA
- Theatrical10 Nov 1949
- PhysicalDVD21 May 2007
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical1510 Dec 1951
FranceFR
- TheatricalTP29 Sept 1950
- TheatricalTPRe-release5 Sept 2007
GermanyDE
- Theatrical12West Germany5 Feb 1954
- TVWest Germany (Uncut Version)17 Nov 1971
- PhysicalDVD31 Oct 2000
NetherlandsNL
- Theatrical1414 Apr 1950
PortugalPT
- TheatricalM/613 Feb 1951
- Theatrical (limited)M/6Lisboa, Cinemateca Portuguesa15 Jan 2025
SwedenSE
- TheatricalBtl27 Feb 1950
Frequently asked questions
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon was released on 22 October 1949.
Audience reviews
2- J8/10
John Chard
6/3/2015
The army is always the same. The sun and the moon change, but the army knows no seasons. The second instalment of the acclaimed John Ford cavalry trilogy had a lot to live up to after Fort Apache (1948). So it may not be too controversial to state that "Yellow Ribbon" doesn't quite achieve the potential promise that Fort Apache's foundation building had provided. However, here is still a mighty Western of many jo…
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
6/9/2024
Approaching the end of his military career, "Capt. Brittles" (John Wayne) is charged with one final patrol whilst trying to reconcile two hormonal lieutenants who have the hots for the prim "Miss Dandridge" (Joanne Dru). One is from military gentry "Pennell" (Harry Carey Jr.) the other a more working man "Cohill" (John Agar) and she is having quite good fun playing the cat with two balls of wool. Just to compound his…
Member reviews
Sign in to rate and review. Browsing stays free and open.
Sign inMember comments
0Sign in to post a comment. Browsing stays free and open.
Sign in











