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040			_cSILC
041			_aeng _beng _heng _jeng _jjpn
046			_k1959
050			_aPN1997 _b.T449 1959
100			_aRobert Rossen
245			_aThey Came to Cordura _cRobert Rossen _h[videorecording]=
260			_aJapan _bColumbia Pictures _bGoetz Pictures _bBaroda Productions _c2004
300			_a1 videodisc (ca. 123 min.) _bsound, color. _c4 3/4 in.
440			_aDavid W. Foster Collection
500			_aBased on the 1958 novel "They Came to Cordura" by Glendon Swarthout.
520			_aFrom 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.
538			_aDVD video; Dolby Digital; stereo, monaural; NTSC; Region 1; 2.35:1 as 16:9 widescreen or as 4:3 fullscreen.
546			_aEnglish audio. Optional English and Japanese subtitles.
700			_aRobert Rossen _eScreenwriter _eDirector
700			_aIvan Moffat _eScreenwriter
700			_aGlendon Swarthout _eAuthor
700			_aGary Cooper _eActor
700			_aRita Hayworth _eActor
700			_aVan Heflin _eActor
942			_2lcc _cDVD