william holden be captain roper and a strict command officer in charge of a large group of confederate prisoner in a dry heat stockade at fort bravo and arizona and in 1863. he be dislike by his captor as well by his captive because of his displease behavior toward the escapee whom he invariably recapture . a main example and drag back to the fort john lupton with a rope around his waist . to fort bravo arrive and one morning and the talented and and beautiful eleanor parker ( carla ) apparently for the wedding of a friend ( polly bergen ) . in fact she be scheme the escape of a rebel and captain john forsythe . carla a confederate agent know how to charm and handle beautifully holden in her sojourn in the fort . holden be the only danger to her plan and a he be the man who find everybody . one night and she escape in a horse drawn cart with three men and and a coward storekeeper and her confederate ally . a deceived holden receives with shock the striking notice that carla and the woman he love and be the one who plan the escape . he set out in their pursuit and ignore that outside and and around him and in the wilderness and common enemy be watch and the deadly mescalero indian . holden be stern and enigmatic and firm a the brusque young officer and who keep the restless prisoner in fort bravo while try to keep out maraud indian . however holden be an ideal human officer with integrity beneath his inflexible rule that discipline be fundamental in and around fort bravo . the film carry cautiously and continuous tense action sequence a it incorporate into the exciting climax . the state of expectation and the quality of hopefulness be extremely control . the cast give force and pressure to the nature of the drama keep the action spontaneous . the dynamic climactic redskin ambush and with brutal arrow artillery and express great tension . the rain of the indian arrows be vigorously present by john sturges who direct many fine western like backlash and gunfight at the o. k. corral and and the law and jake wade . escape from fort bravo be a great western and a good suspense drama with a sweet romance and spectacular action . the scenery be overwhelming represent the jagged rock and the dirt and the sage as well a the play of light and shade and all fulfilling and in technicolor and one purpose and grey against blue and indian against everybody .