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71% Critic Match
The Cowboys
“All they wanted was their chance to be men... and he gave it to them.”
7.1 / 10• 1972• 2h 14m•PG• English
WesternAdventureDramaAction
Storyline
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 & Crew
John Wayne
Wil Andersen
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mark Rydell's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Cowboys is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
