The Cowboys (1972)
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.
Released: Jan 13, 1972
Runtime: 131 minutes
Genre: Western, Adventure, Drama, Action
Stars: John Wayne, Roscoe Lee Browne, Bruce Dern, Colleen Dewhurst, Alfred Barker Jr., Nicolas Beauvy
Crew: Irving Ravetch (Screenplay), Mark Rydell (Director), John Williams (Original Music Composer), Robert Surtees (Director of Photography), Harriet Frank Jr. (Screenplay), Neil Travis (Editor)
