Now, before we get into the basics of how you can watch 'The Cowboys' right now, here are some finer points about the Sanford Productions (III), Warner Bros. Pictures adventure flick. The Cowboys starring John Wayne, Roscoe Lee Browne, Bruce Dern, Colleen Dewhurst has a PG rating, a runtime of about 2 hr 14 min. The release date of the movie is January 13th, 1972. The movie received a user score of 71/100 on TMDb, which was calculated from reviews from 255 active users.
Looking for a quick synopsis? Here's the plot: "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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'The Cowboys' Release Dates
Watch in Movie Theaters on January 13th, 1972
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting
October 7th, 1998
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