1972
7.1 (250 votes)
2h 11m
Genres
Western
Adventure
Drama
Action
Production Companies
Sanford Productions (III)
Warner Bros. Pictures
Warner Bros. Pictures
The Cowboys
All they wanted was their chance to be men... and he gave it to them.
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.
Key Crew
Director: Mark Rydell
Screenplay: Irving Ravetch, William Dale Jennings, Harriet Frank Jr.
Director of Photography: Robert Surtees
Producer: 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
Videos
Original Theatrical Trailer
