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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.

Directed by Mark Rydell

Screenplay by Irving Ravetch, William Dale Jennings, Harriet Frank Jr.

DETAILS

RUNTIME 2h 14min GENRES Western, Adventure, Drama, Action STUDIOS Sanford Productions (III), Warner Bros. Pictures COUNTRIES USA LANGUAGES English More Details at TMDB

CAST

John Wayne Wil Andersen

Roscoe Lee Browne Jebediah Nightlinger

Bruce Dern Long Hair

Colleen Dewhurst Kate

Alfred Barker Jr. Cowboy Fats