They Came to Cordura

1959 · 123 MIN · IMDB 6.4 · 2,537 VOTES · DIR. Robert Rossen

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Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,173 lines

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00:03:15 How far is Col. Rogers from this ranch?
00:05:42 - Yes, it does. - Thank you, sir.
00:09:04 I understand, sir.
00:14:40 Officers post!
00:25:28 ...to the rail headed to Cordura. - Take them yourself!
00:29:39 - Maybe. - Maybe?
00:33:07 Sir, you still haven't told me exactly what kind of detail this is.
00:37:52 Yes, sir.
00:40:29 ...to have the highest honour so early.
00:43:30 ...yes, you lived beyond what is normally understood...
00:48:41 - I'll take a look. - Detail, dismount.
00:54:48 ...mount on signal, pour it on and ride through.
00:57:37 I guess we're finished, sergeant.
01:00:09 - When you plan to take us out of here? - That is my business.
01:05:58 We have no choice. She's a military prisoner.
01:09:58 The fever will go up and down for a day. If it breaks, he'll pull through.
01:15:52 Now throw them away as far as you can.
01:21:13 - Tequila. - It's finished.
01:25:12 Heroes? Saints living in the desert?
01:30:40 And the buzzards will pick us clean.
01:35:40 If we should be north of it, what's the next town?
01:39:31 Boy, did he give it to me. Wham!
01:44:48 Why?
01:53:18 Now I'll burn them.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,173
Dialogue density9.5 lines / min
First line00:03:15
Final line01:53:18

Production Record

DirectorRobert Rossen
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes2,537