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The Cowboys (1972)

Movie"All they wanted was their chance to be men... and he gave it to them."
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71
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PG 2 hr 14 minJan 13th, 1972Adventure, Drama, Action, Western
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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.
StarringJohn WayneRoscoe Lee BrowneBruce Dern
DirectorMark Rydell

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:January 13th, 1972
On DVD & Blu-ray:October 7th, 1998 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$6,000,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$7,500,000 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Sanford Productions (III), Warner Bros. Pictures
Movie Tags:
based on novel or bookranchcattlemontanagun battlecattle driveunderage drinkingcattle rustlingcattlemankids on their own