The Cowboys (1972)
13/01/1972
Western, Adventure, Drama, Action
2h 11m
- 71% (251 votes)
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All they wanted was their chance to be men... and he gave it to them.
Overview
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.
- Mark RydellDirector
- Irving RavetchScreenplay
- William Dale JenningsScreenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$6,000,000
Revenue
$7,500,000
Keywords
- based on novel or book
- montana
- ranch
- beef
- cattle drive
- underage drinking
- gun battle
- cattle
- schoolboy
- cattleman
- cattle rustling
- kids on their own
- cattle stampede
Top Billed Cast
John Wayne
Wil Andersen
Roscoe Lee Browne
Jebediah Nightlinger
Bruce Dern
Long Hair
Colleen Dewhurst
Kate
Alfred Barker Jr.
Cowboy Fats
Nicolas Beauvy
Cowboy Dan
Steve Benedict
Cowboy Steve
Robert Carradine
Cowboy Slim Honeycutt
Norman Howell
Cowboy Weedy
Stephen R. Hudis
Cowboy Charlie Schwartz
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