The Cowboys
All they wanted was their chance to be men... and he gave it to them.
7.1
275 votes
1972
2h 14m
Western
Adventure
Drama
Action
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.
Directed by Mark Rydell
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
Norman Howell
Cowboy Weedy
Stephen R. Hudis
Cowboy Charlie SchwartzS
Sean Kelly
Cowboy Stuttering Bob
A Martinez
Cowboy Cimarron
Clay O'Brien
Cowboy Hardy FimpsS
Sam O'Brien
Cowboy Jimmy PhillipsM
Mike Pyeatt
Cowboy Homer Weems
Slim Pickens
Anse
Lonny Chapman
Homer's Father
Charles Tyner
StonemasonS
Sarah Cunningham
Annie Andersen
Allyn Ann McLerie
Ellen PriceDetails
Status
Released
Release date
January 13, 1972
Budget
$6M
Revenue
$7.5M
Language
English
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