The Cowboys (1972)

The Cowboys (1972)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1972-01-13 United States of America 131 Min. PG-13
7.083 252 votes
Western, Adventure, Drama, Action

Overview

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.

Cast

John Wayne is Wil Andersen
Wil Andersen
Roscoe Lee Browne is Jebediah Nightlinger
Jebediah Nightlinger
Bruce Dern is Long Hair
Long Hair
Colleen Dewhurst is Kate
Kate
Alfred Barker Jr. is Cowboy Fats
Cowboy Fats
Nicolas Beauvy is Cowboy Dan
Cowboy Dan
Steve Benedict is Cowboy Steve
Cowboy Steve
Robert Carradine is Cowboy Slim Honeycutt
Cowboy Slim Honeycutt
Norman Howell is Cowboy Weedy
Cowboy Weedy
Stephen R. Hudis is Cowboy Charlie Schwartz
Cowboy Charlie Schwartz
Sean Kelly is Cowboy Stuttering Bob
Cowboy Stuttering Bob
A Martinez is Cowboy Cimarron
Cowboy Cimarron
Clay O'Brien is Cowboy Hardy Fimps
Cowboy Hardy Fimps
Sam O'Brien is Cowboy Jimmy Phillips
Cowboy Jimmy Phillips
Mike Pyeatt is Cowboy Homer Weems
Cowboy Homer Weems
Slim Pickens is Anse
Anse
Lonny Chapman is Homer's Father
Homer's Father
Charles Tyner is Stonemason
Stonemason
Sarah Cunningham is Annie Andersen
Annie Andersen
Allyn Ann McLerie is Ellen Price
Ellen Price
Maggie Costain is Phoebe
Phoebe
Matt Clark is Smiley
Smiley
Jerry Gatlin is Howdy
Howdy
Walter Scott is Okay
Okay
Richard Farnsworth is Henry Williams
Henry Williams
Wallace Brooks is Red Tucker
Red Tucker
Charise Cullin is Elizabeth
Elizabeth
Collette Poeppel is Rosemary
Rosemary
Rita Hudis is Charlie's Mother
Charlie's Mother
Margaret Kelly is Bob's Mother
Bob's Mother
Larry Randles is Ben
Ben
Larry Finley is Jake
Jake
Jim Burk is Pete
Pete
Norman Howell Sr. is Jim's Father
Jim's Father
Fred Brookfield is Rustler
Rustler
Tap Canutt is Rustler
Rustler
Chuck Courtney is Rustler
Rustler
Gary Epper is Rustler
Rustler
Tony Epper is Rustler
Rustler
Kent Hays is Rustler
Rustler
J.R. Randall is Rustler
Rustler
Henry Wills is Rustler
Rustler
Joe Yrigoyen is Rustler
Rustler
Ralph Volkie is Ralphie (uncredited)
Ralphie (uncredited)
Ivan Brutsche is Towns Person (uncredited)
Towns Person (uncredited)

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