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The Cowboys is a 1972 American Western film starring John Wayne, Roscoe Lee Browne, and Bruce Dern, and featuring Colleen Dewhurst and Slim Pickens. It was the feature film debut of Robert Carradine .
Jan 13, 1972 · A rancher hires a group of young boys as cowhands to drive his cattle to market, but they face dangers and a gang of cattle rustlers along the way. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this classic western film.
- (16K)
- Adventure, Drama, Western
- Mark Rydell
- 1972-01-13
A western adventure film starring John Wayne as a cattleman who trains schoolboys for a long drive. Based on a novel by William Dale Jennings, the film features Bruce Dern, Colleen Dewhurst and other actors.
- Mark Rydell
- John Wayne
Training the youngsters to be cowboys, Andersen manages to get the drive underway, but their long journey is placed in jeopardy when the devious bandit Long Hair (Bruce Dern) sets his sights on...
- (16)
- Mark Rydell
- PG
- John Wayne
PG 2 hr 11 min Jan 13th, 1972 Western, Adventure, Drama, Action. When his cattlemen abandon him for the gold fields, rancher Wil Andersen is forced to take on a collection of young boys as his ...
- (227)
- Mark Rydell
- PG
- John Wayne
Find out who starred in and worked behind the scenes of the classic western film The Cowboys, directed by Mark Rydell and starring John Wayne. See the full list of actors, writers, producers, composers, and more on IMDb.
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.
