The Cowboys
Movie
1972
PG
2 HOURS 8 MINS
Western
Eleven schoolboys hired by a grizzled Old West rancher grow up fast on a 400-mile cattle drive.
Cast & Crew
John Wayne Wil Andersen
Roscoe Lee Browne Jebediah Nightlinger
Bruce Dern Long Hair
Colleen Dewhurst Kate
Slim Pickens Anse
Lonny Chapman Homer's Father
Charles Tyner Stonemason
A Martinez Cimarron
Alfred Barker Fats
Nicolas Beauvy Dan
Steve Benedict Steve
Robert Carradine Slim Honeycutt
Norman Howell Fats
Stephen Hudis Charlie Schwartz
Sean Kelly Stuttering Bob
Clay O'Brien Hardy Fimps
Sam O'Brien Jimmy Phillips
Mark Rydell Director
Mark Rydell Producer
Irving Ravetch Screenwriter
Harriet Frank Screenwriter
William Dale Jennings Screenwriter
John Williams Original Music
Robert Surtees Cinematography
Neil Travis Film Editing
Lynn Stalmaster Casting
Philip M. Jefferies Production Design
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Upcoming TV Airings
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Monday, November 18
Eleven schoolboys hired by an Old West rancher (John Wayne) grow up fast on a 400-mile cattle drive.
Wednesday, November 27
Eleven schoolboys hired by an Old West rancher (John Wayne) grow up fast on a 400-mile cattle drive.
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