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The Cowboys(1972)

All they wanted was their chance to be men... and he gave it to them.

  • January 13, 1972
  • 2 h 14 min
  • Western, Adventure, Drama, Action
7.1TMDB · 275 votes
7.4IMDb
75%Rotten Tomatoes
52/100Metacritic

Directed by: Mark Rydell

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.

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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

    Stephen R. Hudis

    Cowboy Charlie Schwartz

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