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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.
They Came to Cordura: Directed by Robert Rossen. With Gary Cooper, Rita Hayworth, Van Heflin, Tab Hunter. An army major, himself guilty of cowardice, is asked to recommend soldiers for the Congressional Medal of Honor during the Mexican Border Incursion of 1916.
On a mission to Mexico, U.S. Maj. Tom Thorn (Gary Cooper) is branded a coward, while several of his fellow servicemen are praised for showing bravery. Tom is asked to transport the heroes through...
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Synopsis. In 1916, as Pancho Villa besieges the towns along the U.S.-Mexican border, Colonel Rogers is assigned to rout Villa's troops, led by the rebel Arreaga, from the hacienda where they have taken refuge. Accompanying Rogers is Major Thomas Thorn, the officer in charge of nominating candidates for the Congressional Medal of Honor, and his ...
Aug 30, 2017 · Gary Cooper is Maj. Thomas Thorn, a man asked to nominate the bravest men in battle for the Medal of Honor, after he himself has been branded a coward. That happened in Columbus, before this film begins. As Pancho Villa attacked and Thorn’s men fought for their lives, he hid in a railroad ditch.
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.
They Came to Cordura (1959) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
