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They Came to Cordura (1959)
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Rita Hayworth, Gary Cooper, Tab Hunter. An Army officer learns the true meaning of courage when he is assigned the seemingly simple task of finding five men who are worthy of the Medal of Honor. 1959/color/124 min/NR/widescreen. Amazon.com Gary Cooper's forte--the searching, lone figure beleaguered by conflicts over conscience, truth, and ethics--followed him all the way to the ambitious They Came to Cordura, his third-to-last feature. Cooper plays Thomas Thorn, a career officer in America's fading horse Army of the early 20th century. Thorn's alleged cowardice in battle has been papered over by superiors: He is to identify acts of bravery during an attack on Pancho Villa's troops and lead those designated heroes to a Medal of Honor ceremony in Cordura, Texas. Though Thorn tries to extract the secret behind courage from each man, he discovers a battle-hardened, bestial side to them as well. The Cordura journey becomes fraught with mutiny and near-assaults on a Yankee expatriate (Rita Hayworth). Thorn, reputation aside, redefines courage on his own terms. This widescreen drama (the DVD offers full-screen format as well) is suspenseful, morally complex, and visually rich, but Cooper's performance carries the day. --Tom Keogh Actors: Gary Cooper, Rita Hayworth, Van Heflin, Tab Hunter, Richard Conte Directors: Robert Rossen Writers: Producers: |
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They Came to Cordura (1959)
