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The Cowboys · LeviOsa

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1972·PG

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

WesternAdventureDrama2h 14m

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75%

Tomatometer

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88%

Popcornmeter

7.1

TMDB

Storyline

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.

Trailers

3 videos

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Original Theatrical Trailer

Andersen is Shot Down

Andersen is Shot Down

Josh Olson on THE COWBOYS

Josh Olson on THE COWBOYS

Details

DirectorMark Rydell

ReleasedJan 13, 1972

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

$6M

Revenue

$7.5M

Parental guidePGUS

Studios

Sanford Productions (III)

Warner Bros. Pictures

Cast

John Wayne

John Wayne

Wil Andersen

Roscoe Lee Browne

Roscoe Lee Browne

Jebediah Nightlinger

Bruce Dern

Bruce Dern

Long Hair

Colleen Dewhurst

Colleen Dewhurst

Kate

Alfred Barker Jr.

Alfred Barker Jr.

Cowboy Fats

Nicolas Beauvy

Nicolas Beauvy

Cowboy Dan

Steve Benedict

Steve Benedict

Cowboy Steve

Robert Carradine

Robert Carradine

Cowboy Slim Honeycutt

Norman Howell

Norman Howell

Cowboy Weedy

Stephen R. Hudis

Stephen R. Hudis

Cowboy Charlie Schwartz

Sean Kelly

Cowboy Stuttering Bob

A Martinez

A Martinez

Cowboy Cimarron

Where to watch(NG)

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Reviews

9 reviews · 6 critics · 2 fans

6 fresh · 2 rotten

P

Pauline Kael

RTThe New YorkerSep 29, 2023

The Cowboys which features one of the most torpid cattle drives since the invention of motion pictures, is an incomparable index to the confusion of values in the movie business right now.

R

Roger Ebert

RTChicago Sun-TimesOct 23, 2004

The scenes along the way of the kids learning to be cowboys are good, warm fun, and it's a shame they had to go for the unlikely, violent, and totally contrived last thirty minutes.

D

David Nusair

RTReel Film ReviewsAug 20, 2021

...a better-than-average Wayne vehicle...

M

Mike Massie

RTGone With The TwinsAug 27, 2020

Dern certainly has no difficulty donning the guise of a villain.

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Information

Title

The Cowboys

Released

Jan 13, 1972

Rated

PG

Region of Origin

United States of America

Original Audio

English

Runtime

2h 14m

Status

Released

Studios

Sanford Productions (III), Warner Bros. Pictures

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