The Cowboys
The Cowboys

The Cowboys

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

1972 PG-13 2h 14m 7.1 (278) Released
Director Mark Rydell
Screenplay / Story Irving Ravetch
Music Composer John Williams
Cinematography Robert Surtees

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.

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Production Budget $6,000,000
Worldwide Box Office $7,500,000
Original Language EN
Production Country United States of America
Content Rating PG-13
Release Status Released

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Top Cast

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

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