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The Cowboys

The Cowboys
★ 7.1/10•1972•2h 14m•PG•Western•Adventure•Drama

All they wanted was their chance to be men... and he gave it to them.

When his cattlemen abandon him for the gold fields, rancher Wil Andersen is forced to take on a collection of young boys as his cowboys in order to get his herd to market in time to avoid financial disaster. The boys learn to do a man's job under Andersen's tutelage, however, neither he nor the boys know that a gang of cattle thieves is stalking them.

Irving Ravetch · Screenplay

Mark Rydell · Director

William Dale Jennings · Screenplay

Harriet Frank Jr. · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 14m
LanguageEN
Release DateJan 13, 1972
Budget$6,000,000
Revenue$7,500,000

Actors

John Wayne

John Wayne

Wil Andersen

Roscoe Lee Browne

Roscoe Lee Browne

Jebediah Nightlinger

Bruce Dern

Bruce Dern

Long Hair

Colleen Dewhurst

Colleen Dewhurst

Kate

Alfred Barker Jr.

Alfred Barker Jr.

Cowboy Fats

Nicolas Beauvy

Nicolas Beauvy

Cowboy Dan

Steve Benedict

Steve Benedict

Cowboy Steve

Robert Carradine

Robert Carradine

Cowboy Slim Honeycutt

Norman Howell

Norman Howell

Cowboy Weedy

Stephen R. Hudis

Stephen R. Hudis

Cowboy Charlie Schwartz

Sean Kelly

Cowboy Stuttering Bob

A Martinez

A Martinez

Cowboy Cimarron

Clay O'Brien

Clay O'Brien

Cowboy Hardy Fimps

Sam O'Brien

Cowboy Jimmy Phillips

Mike Pyeatt

Cowboy Homer Weems

Slim Pickens

Slim Pickens

Anse

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