Western ·Adventure ·Drama ·Action · United States of America · 1972 · 2h 14m

The Cowboys

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Director
Mark Rydell
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
Crew
Robert Surtees — Director of Photography Neil Travis — Editor John Williams — Original Music Composer Irving Ravetch — Screenplay William Dale Jennings — Screenplay Harriet Frank Jr. — Screenplay
Tagline

All they wanted was their chance to be men... and he gave it to them.

Synopsis

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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Mood & Themes
based on novel or bookmontanaranchbeefcattle driveunderage drinkinggun battlecattleschoolboycattlemancattle rustlingkids on their own
Key Collaborators
Mark Rydell Director Robert Surtees Director of Photography Neil Travis Editor John Williams Original Music Composer Irving Ravetch Screenplay William Dale Jennings Screenplay Harriet Frank Jr. Screenplay William Dale Jennings Novel Mark Rydell Producer Philip M. Jefferies Production Design Anthea Sylbert Costume Design
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