The Cowboys
All they wanted was their chance to be men... and he gave it to them.
January 13, 1972
134 min
PG
✓ Released 19853 days ago
Western
Adventure
Drama
Action
7.1
User Score
265 votes
About
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.
Movie Info
Status: Released
Director: Mark Rydell
Runtime: 134 min
Budget: $6,000,000
Revenue: $7,500,000
Top Cast
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
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