CinemaOSMovie · 1972 · 2h 14m · PG
The Cowboys

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

71%(277)IMDbWesternAdventureDramaAction

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.

Directed byMark Rydell

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 14m
Language
EN
Released
January 13, 1972
Budget
$6,000,000
Revenue
$7,500,000
Studios
Warner Bros. PicturesSanford Productions (III)

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Trailers & teasers

1 video
Original Theatrical Trailer

Original Theatrical Trailer

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

Creative team
Directed by
Mark Rydell
Mark Rydell
Written by
Irving Ravetch
William Dale Jennings
Produced by
Mark Rydell
Mark Rydell

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