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1972 · United States

The Cowboys

Tonight at a glance

Runtime
134 min
Age rating
PG
Language
English
Country
United States
Violence
Mild

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.

  • based on novel or book
  • montana
  • ranch
  • beef
  • cattle drive
  • underage drinking
  • gun battle
  • cattle
  • schoolboy
  • cattleman

The look

A few frames, chosen rather than collected.

The bill

Directed
Mark Rydell

Production

Rating
7.1 / 10 · 275 ratings
Studio
Sanford Productions (III), Warner Bros. Pictures