The Cowboys (1972)

Name: The Cowboys
Genre: Western, Adventure, Drama, Action
Released: 1972-01-13
Duration: 134 min
Cast: John Wayne, Roscoe Lee Browne, Bruce Dern, Colleen Dewhurst, Alfred Barker Jr.

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.

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Released 1972-01-13 · 134 min · Western, Adventure, Drama, Action

Directed by Mark Rydell

Cast

John Wayne as Wil Andersen
Roscoe Lee Browne as Jebediah Nightlinger
Bruce Dern as Long Hair
Colleen Dewhurst as Kate
Alfred Barker Jr. as Cowboy Fats
Nicolas Beauvy as Cowboy Dan
Steve Benedict as Cowboy Steve
Robert Carradine as Cowboy Slim Honeycutt
Norman Howell as Cowboy Weedy
Stephen R. Hudis as Cowboy Charlie Schwartz
Sean Kelly as Cowboy Stuttering Bob
A Martinez as Cowboy Cimarron
Clay O'Brien as Cowboy Hardy Fimps
Sam O'Brien as Cowboy Jimmy Phillips
Mike Pyeatt as Cowboy Homer Weems