Gary Cooper
Maj. Thomas Thorn
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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.
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- Adventure, Drama, History
- Robert Rossen
- 1959-08-20
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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- Robert Rossen
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In They Came to Cordura (1959), one of his last film appearances and his only movie opposite screen goddess Rita Hayworth, Gary Cooper plays Major Thomas Thorn, an officer branded a coward because of a moment of hesitation during a 1916 battle against Pancho Villa in Mexico.
- Robert Rossen
- Gary Cooper
They Came to Cordura (1959) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
An Army major marked as a coward escorts Medal of Honor candidates through the desert in 1916 Mexico. 237 IMDb 6.4 2 h 3 min 1959. X-Ray 16+.
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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.
