
Release Date
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Original Release
January 13, 1972
2h 14m
The Cowboys (1972)
⭐ 7.1134 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.
Director

Mark Rydell
Department: Directing
⭐Popularity: 1.7
Cast

John Wayne
Wil Andersen
⭐1.5

Roscoe Lee Browne
Jebediah Nightlinger
⭐2.5

Bruce Dern
Long Hair
⭐4.4

Colleen Dewhurst
Kate
⭐3.3

Alfred Barker Jr.
Cowboy Fats
⭐0.3

Nicolas Beauvy
Cowboy Dan
⭐4.2

Steve Benedict
Cowboy Steve
⭐0.4

Robert Carradine
Cowboy Slim Honeycutt
⭐2.3

Norman Howell
Cowboy Weedy
⭐2.7
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Stephen R. Hudis
Cowboy Charlie Schwartz
⭐0.2
Genres
WesternAdventureDramaAction
Production Companies
Sanford Productions (III)
Warner Bros. Pictures
