The Cowboys

The Cowboys (1972)

All they wanted was their chance to be men... and he gave it to them.

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.

Date of release
1972-01-13
TMDB
7.1 / 10 (277)
Runtime
2h 14m
Genres
Western, Adventure, Drama, Action
Director
Mark Rydell

Casting

  • 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

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