They Came To Cordura (1959) | |
| Director(s) | Robert Rossen |
| Producer(s) | William Goetz |
| Top Genres | Action, Adventure, Drama, Historical, War, Western |
| Top Topics | |
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They Came To Cordura (1959) was a Adventure - Drama Film directed by Robert Rossen and produced by William Goetz.
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Cpl. Milo Trubee:
[after getting a boil on his backside lanced] That didn't hurt a bit.
Sgt. John Chawk: [of a hand-pumped railroad cart] Ladies and gents, this is the Spitball Express. Heroes ride free;
[eyes Adelaide suggestively]
Sgt. John Chawk: ladies at their own risk. As far as majors are concerned, the end of the line comes a lot closer than they think. All aboard!
Major Thomas Thorn: If there's one piece of truth in your insect soul, I want it!
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Sgt. John Chawk: [of a hand-pumped railroad cart] Ladies and gents, this is the Spitball Express. Heroes ride free;
[eyes Adelaide suggestively]
Sgt. John Chawk: ladies at their own risk. As far as majors are concerned, the end of the line comes a lot closer than they think. All aboard!
Major Thomas Thorn: If there's one piece of truth in your insect soul, I want it!
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Due to restrictions of the Production Code implemented by the Hays Office, Maj. Thorn's homosexuality could only be implied in the movie and not stated outright.
Average Shot Length = 10 seconds. Median Shot Length = 10.4 seconds.
John Wayne criticized what he perceived to be a "lack of patriotism" of this film, saying "How they got Gary Cooper to do that one, to me, at least, it simply degrades the Medal of Honor. The whole story makes a mockery of America's highest award for valor, the whole premise of the story was wrong, illogical because they don't pick the type of men the movie picked to win the award, and that can be proved by the very history of the award."
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Average Shot Length = 10 seconds. Median Shot Length = 10.4 seconds.
John Wayne criticized what he perceived to be a "lack of patriotism" of this film, saying "How they got Gary Cooper to do that one, to me, at least, it simply degrades the Medal of Honor. The whole story makes a mockery of America's highest award for valor, the whole premise of the story was wrong, illogical because they don't pick the type of men the movie picked to win the award, and that can be proved by the very history of the award."
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