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The Cowboys (1972) Rated PG. It isn't just that John Wayne gets killed. He was killed before in the movies although not very often, and certainly not after he assumed the mantle of legend. No, it isn't that; he had to catch it sometime. And give him credit. He can absorb lead like nobody since "The Thing" (from another world).
75% Tomatometer 16 Reviews 88% Audience Score 5,000+ Ratings A grizzled veteran rancher, Wil Andersen (John Wayne) is almost ready to embark on a big cattle drive when his crew abruptly quits to ...
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- Mark Rydell
- PG
- John Wayne
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Filter by Rating: 8/10. The Breaking of Boys and the Making of Men. hitchcockthelegend 9 May 2011. The Cowboys is directed by Mark Rydell and adapted from the novel written by William Dale Jennings; who co-writes the screenplay with Irving Ravetch & Harriet Frank Jr. It stars John Wayne, Roscoe Lee Browne, Bruce Dern and Colleen Dewhurst.
Jan 13, 1972 · The Cowboys: Directed by Mark Rydell. With John Wayne, Roscoe Lee Browne, Bruce Dern, Colleen Dewhurst. Rancher Wil Andersen is forced to hire inexperienced boys as cowhands in order to get his herd to market on time but the rough drive is full of dangers and a gang of cattle rustlers is trailing them.
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- Adventure, Drama, Western
- Mark Rydell
- 1972-01-13
Parents need to know that The Cowboys, a 1972 Western based on the novel by William Dale Jennings, is an ode to good values. Without evoking cliché, it embodies the rewards of hard work, loyalty, honesty, responsibility, treating others with dignity, and admitting mistakes. It presents adolescence as a time….
- Mark Rydell
- Barbara Shulgasser-Parker
- Warner Home Video
Classic action-packed Western has lots of cursing, violence. Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Jan 3, 2017. Christopher Smith Bangor Daily News (Maine) A coming-of-age film of the toughest sort ...
Sep 14, 2020 · I had NO IDEA that I’d end up liking this movie even better. The Cowboys is based on a 1971 novel of the same name. It opens in 1877, with aging rancher Wil Andersen (John Wayne) getting screwed over by a group of hired drovers. Tempted by a gold rush, the men bail on Andersen’s massive 1500-head cattle drive from Montana to South Dakota ...
