The Cowboys
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| Genres: | Action, Adventure, Drama, Western |
| Production Companies: | Sanford Productions (III), Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Publication Date: | January 13, 1972 |
| Budget: | $6,000,000 |
| Runtime: | 131 |
| Tagline: | All they wanted was their chance to be men...and he gave it to them. |
| User Score (votes): | 7 / 10 (80) |
Full production credits:
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John Wayne
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John Wayne
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Wil Andersen
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Roscoe Lee Browne
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Jebediah Nightlinger
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Bruce Dern
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Long Hair
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Colleen Dewhurst
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Kate
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Alfred Barker Jr.
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Fats - Cowboy
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Nicolas Beauvy
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Dan - Cowboy
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Steve Benedict
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Steve - Cowboy
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Robert Carradine
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Slim Honeycutt - Cowboy
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Norman Howell
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Weedy - Cowboy
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Stephen R. Hudis
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Charlie Schwartz - Cowboy
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Sean Kelly
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Stuttering Bob - Cowboy
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A Martinez
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Cimarron - Cowboy
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Clay O'Brien
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Hardy Fimps - Cowboy
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Sam O'Brien
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Jimmy Phillips - Cowboy
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Mike Pyeatt
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Homer Weems - Cowboy
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Allyn Ann McLerie
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Ellen Price
Director
Mark Rydell
Novel
William Dale Jennings
Screenplay
Irving Ravetch
Original music composer
John Williams
Director of photography
Robert Surtees
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Harriet Frank Jr.
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William Dale Jennings
Producer
Mark Rydell
Associate producer
Tim Zinnemann
Editor
Neil Travis
Casting
Lynn Stalmaster
Production design
Philip M. Jefferies
Set decoration
William Kiernan
Costume design
Anthea Sylbert
Last updated: 2018-02-23