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The Cowboys
2 hours 11 minutes1972-01-13
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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](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//ggHZ8WTKaoD9bGRhmC1FlV9sXwL.jpg)
John Wayne
Wil Andersen
![Roscoe Lee Browne](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//zNOJbPMeQd5thNTA1dvb1ZT61mI.jpg)
Roscoe Lee Browne
Jebediah Nightlinger
![Bruce Dern](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//oI51spuPOz92BbM2mAqBrDDDmzh.jpg)
Bruce Dern
Long Hair
![Colleen Dewhurst](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//rGesoW2zy7HctJ7IYclmCRe4EPk.jpg)
Colleen Dewhurst
Kate
![Alfred Barker Jr.](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//vQMlVbdKTzrmf2rvnnKqKIAOe0S.jpg)
Alfred Barker Jr.
Cowboy Fats
![Nicolas Beauvy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//mWvso8HTvVP2RWgiiYt4sRmtrlv.jpg)
Nicolas Beauvy
Cowboy Dan
![Steve Benedict](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//mRUI1meIov5xwUr5ofNTUnrdVau.jpg)
Steve Benedict
Cowboy Steve
![Robert Carradine](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//kQrhmy4WKxFP8Zz8H3CUosHrhPp.jpg)
Robert Carradine
Cowboy Slim Honeycutt
![Norman Howell](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//pgKSdCN2kA17u7P5HZClWUmXJTb.jpg)
Norman Howell
Cowboy Weedy
![Stephen R. Hudis](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Stephen R. Hudis
Cowboy Charlie Schwartz
![Sean Kelly](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Sean Kelly
Cowboy Stuttering Bob
![A Martinez](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//gp0HXzEJPWFRnxLnbGJDrvBTgpr.jpg)
A Martinez
Cowboy Cimarron
![Clay O'Brien](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//lFfy7PP1UUallqTevIF9WNVSbfn.jpg)
Clay O'Brien
Cowboy Hardy Fimps
![Sam O'Brien](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Sam O'Brien
Cowboy Jimmy Phillips
![Mike Pyeatt](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Mike Pyeatt
Cowboy Homer Weems
![Slim Pickens](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//k4gIlBO0kGjibi8b4cPXIsPTjx0.jpg)
Slim Pickens
Anse
![Lonny Chapman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//pHVuTz1oGELrrOWFttEJKpzDp5H.jpg)
Lonny Chapman
Homer's Father
![Charles Tyner](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//hSLaCMrZL0sPgqJx9dcWxm11nT5.jpg)
Charles Tyner
Stonemason
![Sarah Cunningham](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Sarah Cunningham
Annie Andersen
![Allyn Ann McLerie](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//eHRVkPdc6eLTGrZDWC2tAl6g7Vw.jpg)
Allyn Ann McLerie
Ellen Price
![Maggie Costain](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Maggie Costain
Phoebe
![Matt Clark](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//n5TJz5CaTqRXLpAOl0wHJXrPQOk.jpg)
Matt Clark
Smiley
![Jerry Gatlin](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Jerry Gatlin
Howdy
![Walter Scott](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//A9dmPAJ9RKChD2hOUssR9is9n6R.jpg)
Walter Scott
Okay
![Richard Farnsworth](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//b2seGvGkNgjU2ki2kN6HQ8nNqgS.jpg)
Richard Farnsworth
Henry Williams
![Wallace Brooks](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Wallace Brooks
Red Tucker
![Charise Cullin](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Charise Cullin
Elizabeth
![Collette Poeppel](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Collette Poeppel
Rosemary
![Norman Howell](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Norman Howell
Jim's Father
![Rita Hudis](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Rita Hudis
Charlie's Mother
![Margaret Kelly](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Margaret Kelly
Bob's Mother
![Larry Randles](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Larry Randles
Ben
![Larry Finley](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Larry Finley
Jake
![Jim Burk](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//qSn5NGrX8IGzQiFTMJLxca8Y5wL.jpg)
Jim Burk
Pete
![Fred Brookfield](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Fred Brookfield
Rustler
![Tap Canutt](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Tap Canutt
Rustler
![Chuck Courtney](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//4mmxmvYqke9EXxiRuV2TJn2QJGd.jpg)
Chuck Courtney
Rustler
![Gary Epper](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//xrnWgHTC5egz5f4FHsRQQyv0shl.jpg)
Gary Epper
Rustler
![Tony Epper](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//bIFX8XhlrDdO5vhr9selbFD5cz5.jpg)
Tony Epper
Rustler
![Kent Hays](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Kent Hays
Rustler
![J.R. Randall](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
J.R. Randall
Rustler
![Henry Wills](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//749h2bmzOes2jm8Bjm4mN0X7MNl.jpg)
Henry Wills
Rustler
![Joe Yrigoyen](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Joe Yrigoyen
Rustler
![Ralph Volkie](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ralph Volkie
Ralphie (uncredited)
![Ivan Brutsche](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)