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.
| Title | The Cowboys |
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| Year | 1972 |
| Genre | Western, Adventure, Drama, Action |
| Country | United States of America |
| Studio | Sanford Productions (III), Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Cast | John Wayne, Roscoe Lee Browne, Bruce Dern, Colleen Dewhurst, Alfred Barker Jr., Nicolas Beauvy |
| Crew | Mark Rydell (Director), Irving Ravetch (Screenplay), William Dale Jennings (Screenplay), William Dale Jennings (Novel), Pat Abbott (Hairstylist), Dave Grayson (Makeup Artist) |
| Keyword | based on novel or book, montana, ranch, beef, cattle drive, underage drinking, gun battle, cattle, schoolboy, cattleman, cattle rustling, kids on their own, cattle stampede |
| Release | Jan 13, 1972 |
| Runtime | 131 minutes |
| Quality | HD |
| IMDb | 7.10 / 10 by 239 users |
| Popularity | 10 |
| Budget | 6,000,000 |
| Revenue | 7,500,000 |
| Language | English |
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