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The Cowboys

“All they wanted was their chance to be men... and he gave it to them.”

Director
Mark Rydell
Year
1972
Runtime
2h 14m
Rated
PG
Release
1972
Language
en
Country
US

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01 · Overview

What it’s about

The story

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.

  • #beef
  • #cattleman
  • #based on novel or book
  • #cattle
  • #cattle stampede
  • #cattle drive
  • #montana
  • #ranch
  • #underage drinking
  • #gun battle
  • #cattle rustling
  • #kids on their own

  • Directed by

    Mark Rydell

  • Written by

    Irving Ravetch & William Dale Jennings & Harriet Frank Jr.

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