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        The Cowboys
        7.1
        (236 votes)

        The Cowboys

        1972
        Western
        Adventure
        Drama
        Action
        2 hr 11 min

        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.

        Creators

        Director
        Mark Rydell
        Novel, Screenplay
        William Dale Jennings
        Screenplay
        Irving Ravetch
        Screenplay
        Harriet Frank Jr.
        The Cowboys

        Cast

        Full Cast
        John Wayne
        John Wayne
        Wil Andersen
        Roscoe Lee Browne
        Roscoe Lee Browne
        Jebediah Nightlinger
        Bruce Dern
        Bruce Dern
        Long Hair
        Colleen Dewhurst
        Colleen Dewhurst
        Kate
        Alfred Barker Jr.
        Alfred Barker Jr.
        Cowboy Fats
        Nicolas Beauvy
        Nicolas Beauvy
        Cowboy Dan
        Steve Benedict
        Steve Benedict
        Cowboy Steve
        Robert Carradine
        Robert Carradine
        Cowboy Slim Honeycutt
        Norman Howell
        Norman Howell
        Cowboy Weedy
        Stephen R. Hudis
        Cowboy Charlie Schwartz
        Sean Kelly
        Cowboy Stuttering Bob
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        Movie Details

        Status
        Released (13/01/1972)
        Original language
        English
        Budget
        $6,000,000
        Box office
        $7,500,000
        Country
        Production companies
        📖Based on novel / book
        Montana
        Ranch
        Beef
        Cattle drive
        Underage drinking
        Gun battle
        Cattle
        Schoolboy
        Cattleman
        Cattle rustling
        Kids on their own
        Cattle stampede
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