The Cowboys

7.1 / 10

(228 votes)

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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Western,

Adventure,

Drama,

Action

Duration:

131 minutes

Year:

1972

Director:

Mark Rydell

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Company:

Sanford Productions (III),

Warner Bros. Pictures

Budget:

$6,000,000

Revenue:

$7,500,000

Cast:
John Wayne

Wil Andersen

Roscoe Lee Browne

Jebediah Nightlinger

Bruce Dern

Long Hair

Colleen Dewhurst

Kate

Alfred Barker Jr.

Cowboy Fats

Crew:
Irving Ravetch

Screenplay

Mark Rydell

Director

John Williams

Original Music Composer

Robert Surtees

Director of Photography

Harriet Frank Jr.

Screenplay