The Cowboys
“All they wanted was their chance to be men... and he gave it to them.”
1972•PG•2h 14m•7.1•Released
WesternAdventureDramaAction
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.
Director
Mark Rydell
Writer
Irving Ravetch, William Dale Jennings, Harriet Frank Jr.
Budget
$6M
Revenue
$8M
Languages
English
Studio
Sanford Productions (III)
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
Sean Kelly
Cowboy Stuttering Bob
A Martinez
Cowboy Cimarron
Clay O'Brien
Cowboy Hardy Fimps
Sam O'Brien
Cowboy Jimmy Phillips
Mike Pyeatt
Cowboy Homer Weems
Production
Company
Sanford Productions (III)
Company
Warner Bros. Pictures
Producer
Mark Rydell
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