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The Cowboys

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

★ 7.1 TMDB Rating · 277 votes

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
Release date
Jan 13, 1972
Original language
English
Origin
United States

Cast of The Cowboys

  • Portrait of John Wayne

    John Wayne

    Wil Andersen

  • Portrait of Roscoe Lee Browne

    Roscoe Lee Browne

    Jebediah Nightlinger

  • Portrait of Bruce Dern

    Bruce Dern

    Long Hair

  • Portrait of Colleen Dewhurst

    Colleen Dewhurst

    Kate

  • Portrait of Alfred Barker Jr.

    Alfred Barker Jr.

    Cowboy Fats

  • Portrait of Nicolas Beauvy

    Nicolas Beauvy

    Cowboy Dan

  • Portrait of Steve Benedict

    Steve Benedict

    Cowboy Steve

  • Portrait of Robert Carradine

    Robert Carradine

    Cowboy Slim Honeycutt

  • Portrait of Norman Howell

    Norman Howell

    Cowboy Weedy

  • Portrait of Stephen R. Hudis

    Stephen R. Hudis

    Cowboy Charlie Schwartz

  • Sean Kelly

    Cowboy Stuttering Bob

  • Portrait of A Martinez

    A Martinez

    Cowboy Cimarron

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United States
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United Kingdom
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India
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Canada
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Australia
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