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The Cowboys

1972·2h 14m·GP
DramaAdventureWestern
IMDb Rating
★ 7.4/10
17,419 votes
Metascore
52
Metacritic

Rancher Wil Andersen is forced to hire inexperienced boys as cowhands in order to get his cattle herd to market on time but the rough drive is full of dangers and a gang of rustlers is trailing them.

The Cowboys is a 1972 drama adventure movie directed by Mark Rydell, starring John Wayne, Bruce Dern, Roscoe Lee Browne. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.4/10 from 17,419 votes and runs 2h 14m.

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Director
Mark Rydell
Stars
John Wayne
Bruce Dern
Roscoe Lee Browne
Colleen Dewhurst
Details
1972-01-13
134 min
Movie
GP
★ United States
★ English, Spanish
Keywords
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