The Cowboys
movie
All they wanted was their chance to be men... and he gave it to them.
Released January 13, 1972
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.
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
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Sean Kelly
as
Cowboy Stuttering Bob
A Martinez
as
Cowboy Cimarron
Crew
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Irving Ravetch
as
Screenplay
Mark Rydell
as
Director
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William Dale Jennings
as
Novel
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William Dale Jennings
as
Screenplay
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Dave Grayson
as
Makeup Artist
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Dick Moder
as
Unit Production Manager
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Pat Abbott
as
Hairstylist
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Nate H. Edwards
as
Production Manager
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Emile LaVigne
as
Makeup Artist
John Williams
as
Original Music Composer
Robert Surtees
as
Director of Photography
Harriet Frank Jr.
as
Screenplay