The Cowboys 1972

Name: The Cowboys
Released: 1972-01-13
Cast: John Wayne, Roscoe Lee Browne, Bruce Dern, Colleen Dewhurst, Alfred Barker Jr.

Synopsis:

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 Andersen nor the boys know that a gang of cattle thieves is stalking them.

Directed by:	Mark Rydell
Written by:	Irving Ravetch & Harriet Frank Jr. & William Dale Jennings
Release date:	1972-01-13
Runtime:	131 minutes
Critics score:	73 / 100
Tagline:	All they wanted was their chance to be men... and he gave it to them.