They Came to Cordura
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They Came to Cordura is a 1959 American Western war film, based on a novel by Glendon Swarthout, that explores themes of courage and cowardice during the Mexican Revolution.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| They Came to Cordura canonical | 6 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Western film
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film ⓘ |
| aspectRatio | 2.35:1 ⓘ |
| author | Glendon Swarthout NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | They Came to Cordura (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Burnett Guffey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Robert Rossen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| distributorRegion | theatrical ⓘ |
| editedBy | Al Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmColor | color ⓘ |
| filmingProcess | CinemaScope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Western
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drama ⓘ war ⓘ |
| hasSetting | northern Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadCharacter | Major Thomas Thorn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
courage
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cowardice ⓘ |
| militaryContext | U.S. Army Punitive Expedition into Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Elie Siegmeister NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | U.S. Army officer evaluating soldiers for the Medal of Honor ⓘ |
| notableFor | exploration of moral courage in wartime ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portraysCharacter |
Dick York as Pvt. Renziehausen
NERFINISHED
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Gary Cooper as Major Thomas Thorn ⓘ Michael Callan as Cpl. Lindsey NERFINISHED ⓘ Rita Hayworth as Adelaide Geary NERFINISHED ⓘ Tab Hunter as Lt. Fowler NERFINISHED ⓘ Van Heflin as Colonel Rogers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | William Goetz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1959-09-01 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 123 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Ivan Moffat
NERFINISHED
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Robert Rossen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Mexican Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Dick York
NERFINISHED
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Gary Cooper NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Callan NERFINISHED ⓘ Rita Hayworth NERFINISHED ⓘ Tab Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ Van Heflin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | 1916 ⓘ |
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