

The Cowboys (1972)
- PG
- 01/13/1972 (US)
- Western, Adventure, Drama, Action
- 2h 11m
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.
Irving Ravetch
ScreenplayMark Rydell
DirectorWilliam Dale Jennings
Screenplay, NovelHarriet Frank Jr.
ScreenplayCast

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