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The Cowboys

The Cowboys

1972 · 134 min · EN · PG · 7.1 (278 votes)
Dir. Mark Rydell · Starring John Wayne, Roscoe Lee Browne, Bruce Dern, Colleen Dewhurst, Alfred Barker Jr., Nicolas Beauvy · Music John Williams

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

WesternAdventureDramaAction

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.

VIBE

A sweeping, sun-drenched adventure about youthful innocence meeting the harsh realities of the West. It's a classic tale of responsibility, mentorship, and the bonds forged on a perilous cattle drive under big Montana skies.

ruggednostalgicheartfeltadventuroussteadyclassic westernepic scopecharacter-drivencoming-of-agemasculinityresponsibilityfrontier life
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based on novel or bookmontanaranchbeefcattle driveunderage drinkinggun battlecattleschoolboycattlemancattle rustlingkids on their owncattle stampede
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