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The Cowboys
Release Date: January 13, 1972
Year | : | 1972 |
Slogan | : | «All they wanted was their chance to be men... and he gave it to them.» |
Genres | : | Western, Adventure, Drama, Action |
Production Companies | : | Sanford Productions (III), Warner Bros. Pictures |
Director | : | Mark Rydell |
Producers | : | Lynn Stalmaster, Tim Zinnemann, Mark Rydell, Nate H. Edwards, Dick Moder |
Writers | : | Irving Ravetch, Harriet Frank Jr., William Dale Jennings, William Dale Jennings |
RunTime | : | 131 mins. |
Budget | : | 6000000 |
Revenue | : | 7500000 |
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 Andersen nor the boys know that a gang of cattle thieves is stalking them.
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Featurette: Josh Olson on THE COWBOYS
Trailer: The Cowboys (1972) ~ Trailer
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