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The Cowboys (1972)

"All they wanted was their chance to be men... and he gave it to them."
Audience Score
71
The Cowboys
PG 2 hr 11 minJan 13th, 1972Drama, Adventure, Action, Western
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 Andersen nor the boys know that a gang of cattle thieves is stalking them.
StarringJohn WayneRoscoe Lee BrowneBruce Dern
DirectorMark Rydell
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Cast & Crew

John Wayne
as Wil Andersen
Roscoe Lee Browne
as Jebediah Nightlinger
Bruce Dern
as Long Hair
Colleen Dewhurst
as Kate

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:January 13th, 1972
On DVD & Blu-ray:October 7th, 1998 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$6,000,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$7,500,000 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Sanford Productions (III), Warner Bros. Pictures
Movie Tags:cattle, ranch