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They Came to Cordura is a 1959 American Western film co-written and directed by Robert Rossen and starring Gary Cooper, Rita Hayworth, Van Heflin and Tab Hunter. It was based on a 1958 novel by Glendon Swarthout.
A western adventure drama about a cowardly army officer who recommends soldiers for the Medal of Honor during the Mexican Border Incursion of 1916. Starring Gary Cooper, Rita Hayworth, and Van Heflin, directed by Robert Rossen.
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- Adventure, Drama, History
- Robert Rossen
- 1959-08-20
During their journey to reach the armybase in Cordura, a series of harrowing incidents make it clear that the apparent heroes were motivated by other things than courage, while it is the...
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- Gary Cooper
- Robert Rossen
- Barbacoa, Inc.
A war adaptation of a novel about six American soldiers in Mexico who face harsh challenges to return to their base. Starring Gary Cooper, Rita Hayworth, and Van Heflin, directed by Robert Rossen.
- Robert Rossen
- Gary Cooper
Find out who starred in and worked behind the scenes of the 1959 war film They Came to Cordura, directed by Robert Rossen and based on a novel by Glendon Swarthout. See the full list of actors, writers, producers, composers, and more on IMDb.
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Read what critics and viewers think of this western starring Gary Cooper and Rita Hayworth. Find out how the film explores the themes of heroism, cowardice, and morality in the context of the Mexican Revolution.
179M subscribers. Subscribed. 46. A dramatic western set in 1916 Mexico with Gary Cooper as an Army officer accused of cowardice and sent to find five men worthy of a Medal of Honor. Rita Hayworth...
