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.

Mark Rydell

Director

Irving Ravetch

Screenplay

Harriet Frank Jr.

Screenplay

William Dale Jennings

Screenplay, Novel

Cast

John Wayne's headshot

John Wayne

Wil Andersen
Roscoe Lee Browne's headshot

Roscoe Lee Browne

Jebediah Nightlinger
Bruce Dern's headshot

Bruce Dern

Long Hair
Colleen Dewhurst's headshot

Colleen Dewhurst

Kate
Alfred Barker Jr.'s headshot

Alfred Barker Jr.

Cowboy Fats
Nicolas Beauvy's headshot

Nicolas Beauvy

Cowboy Dan
Steve Benedict's headshot

Steve Benedict

Cowboy Steve
Robert Carradine's headshot

Robert Carradine

Cowboy Slim Honeycutt

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