They Came to Cordura Robert Rossen [videorecording]=

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Robert Rossen

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TextLanguage: English Summary language: English Original language: English Subtitle language: English, Japanese Series: David W. Foster CollectionPublication details: Japan Columbia Pictures Goetz Pictures Baroda Productions 2004Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 123 min.) sound, color. 4 3/4 inLOC classification:

PN1997 .T449 1959

Summary: From case cover: Called "an impressive and important film" by Variety, They Came to Cordura was hailed by critics as "the most disturbing war picture since The Bridge on the River Kwai." A timeless story of courage and cowardice set against the backdrop of the 1916 war against Pancho Villa. The film stars Gary Cooper as Thomas Thorn, a career Army officer given the humiliating task of leading five Medal of Honor candidates to the military base of Cordura, Texas. Branded a coward during battle, Thorn hopes to learn what these men, each of whom performed heroically under fire, possess which he lacks. But as the grueling journey through the desert progresses, the "heroes" panic, attempting murder, mutiny and rape as the quest for survival reveals their true characters. Rita Hayowrth, in a dramatic departure from her glmaour-girl roles, co-stars as the seventh member of the group, an American expatriate accused of aiding the Mexicans. At first contemptuous of Thorn, she gradually comes to appreciate his quiet integrity as he leads his mutinous charges through a desperate, action-packed odyssey. Filled with both exciting battle scenes and finely-tuned drama, their treacherous trek to the town of Cordura (which is also the Spanish word for courage) is a rugged and riveting tale of bravery far more enduring than the fleeting heroics of battle.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
DVD - Video	SILC Learning Support Services DH132-DVD-D: DVD Cabinet D	PN1997 .T449 1959	Available	English audio. Optional English and Japanese subtitles.		001729

Based on the 1958 novel "They Came to Cordura" by Glendon Swarthout.

From case cover:
Called "an impressive and important film" by Variety, They Came to Cordura was hailed by critics as "the most disturbing war picture since The Bridge on the River Kwai." A timeless story of courage and cowardice set against the backdrop of the 1916 war against Pancho Villa. The film stars Gary Cooper as Thomas Thorn, a career Army officer given the humiliating task of leading five Medal of Honor candidates to the military base of Cordura, Texas. Branded a coward during battle, Thorn hopes to learn what these men, each of whom performed heroically under fire, possess which he lacks. But as the grueling journey through the desert progresses, the "heroes" panic, attempting murder, mutiny and rape as the quest for survival reveals their true characters.

Rita Hayowrth, in a dramatic departure from her glmaour-girl roles, co-stars as the seventh member of the group, an American expatriate accused of aiding the Mexicans. At first contemptuous of Thorn, she gradually comes to appreciate his quiet integrity as he leads his mutinous charges through a desperate, action-packed odyssey. Filled with both exciting battle scenes and finely-tuned drama, their treacherous trek to the town of Cordura (which is also the Spanish word for courage) is a rugged and riveting tale of bravery far more enduring than the fleeting heroics of battle.

DVD video; Dolby Digital; stereo, monaural; NTSC; Region 1; 2.35:1 as 16:9 widescreen or as 4:3 fullscreen.

English audio. Optional English and Japanese subtitles.

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