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The Cowboys

The Cowboys (1972)

Adventure, Drama, Western, Action | United States

Director: Mark Rydell

Film4 | Friday 4 November 2016 | 11:00

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Rating: 7.4/10

User rating: 7.6/10
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SYNOPSIS

When his cattle drivers abandon him for the gold fields, rancher Wil Andersen is forced to take on a collection of young boys as his drivers 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.

Actors

Writer: William Dale Jennings, Irving Ravetch

Producer: Mark Rydell, Tim Zinnemann

RUNTIME: 134 min

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