Quick Facts
DirectorMark Rydell
Runtime2h 14m · PG
GenresAction · Adventure · Drama · Western
Release1972-01-13
Film
The Cowboys
1972· PG· 2h 14m· Action· Adventure· Drama· Western
“All they wanted was their chance to be men... and he gave it to them.”
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.
1972-01-13
Cast & Characters
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Key Crew
DirectorMark Rydell
ScreenplayHarriet Frank Jr.
ProducerMark Rydell
Director of PhotographyRobert Surtees
Original Music ComposerJohn Williams
EditorNeil Travis
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 21 crew)
Details
Released1972-01-13
Runtime2h 14m · PG
StatusReleased
StudiosSanford Productions (III) · Warner Bros. Pictures
Budget$6M
Box office$8M
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating7.1/10 · 267 votes
Original languageen
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