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Jan 13, 1972 · A rancher hires a group of boys as cowhands for a dangerous cattle drive, facing a gang of rustlers along the way. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this adventure drama western starring John Wayne.
- (16K)
- Adventure, Drama, Western
- Mark Rydell
- 1972-01-13
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The Cowboys is a 1972 American Western film starring John Wayne, Roscoe Lee Browne, and Bruce Dern, and featuring Colleen Dewhurst and Slim Pickens. It was the feature film debut of Robert Carradine.
Find out who starred in and worked behind the scenes of the John Wayne movie The Cowboys, directed by Mark Rydell. See the full cast and crew list, including actors, writers, producers, composers, and more.
A classic western adventure film directed by Mark Rydell and starring John Wayne as a cattleman who trains schoolboys for a dangerous cattle drive. Based on the novel by William Dale Jennings, the film features Bruce Dern, Colleen Dewhurst and other notable actors.
- Mark Rydell
- John Wayne
Roger Ebert praises John Wayne's performance and the scenes of the kids learning to be cowboys, but criticizes the unrealistic and contrived ending where Wayne is killed by incompetent villains. He argues that the movie violates a Western convention that good guys never miss and bad guys never hit.
Based on the novel by William Dale Jennings, a rancher looks to lose his livestock unless he can transform a ragtag bunch of schoolboys into cowboys. Subtitles: English.
A grizzled veteran rancher, Wil Andersen (John Wayne) is almost ready to embark on a big cattle drive when his crew abruptly quits to join in a gold rush. Left with no alternative,...
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- Western
- PG
