🎬 Western, Adventure, Drama, Action

The Cowboys

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

⭐ 7.1/10 1972 2h 14m Dir. Mark Rydell

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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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7.1/10 267 votes

Quick facts

Year
1972
Runtime
2h 14m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 7.1/10
Votes
267
Genre
Western, Adventure, Drama, Action
Director
Language
EN
Budget
$6.0M

Cast

🎭 Western 🎭 Adventure 🎭 Drama 🎭 Action 🎬 Mark Rydell 👤 John Wayne 👤 Roscoe Lee Browne 👤 Bruce Dern
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The Cowboys has a runtime of 2h 14m (2 hours and 14 minutes).
The Cowboys was directed by Mark Rydell and released in 1972.
The Cowboys is a Western, Adventure, Drama, Action film (1972).
The cast of The Cowboys includes John Wayne, Roscoe Lee Browne, Bruce Dern, Colleen Dewhurst, Alfred Barker Jr..
The Cowboys has a TMDB rating of 7.1/10 based on 267 votes.

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