They Came to Cordura
Slashing story of a desert warrior who fought his way from HELL to GLORY!
A morally complex Western that examines courage, shame, and redemption through a flawed officer's reckoning with his own cowardice while judging others' heroism.
An army major, himself guilty of cowardice, is asked to recommended soldiers for the Congressional Medal of Honor during the Mexican Border Incursion of 1916.
Essence
Ensemble
Gary Cooper
Major Thomas Thorn
Rita Hayworth
Adelaide Geary
Van Heflin
Sgt. John Chawk
Tab Hunter
Lt. William Fowler
Richard Conte
Cpl. Milo Trubee
Michael Callan
Pvt. Andrew L. Hetherington
Dick York
Pvt. Wilbur James Renziehausen
Robert Keith
Col. Rogers
Edward Platt
Col. DeRose
Carlos Romero
Arreaga
Jim Bannon
Capt. Paltz
Maurice Jara
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