The Cowboys
Produced by:
Genres:
Directed by: Mark Rydell
Overview
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.
Reviews (2)
John Chard (Rated: 8)
The Breaking of Boys and the Making of Men.
The Cowboys is directed by Mark Rydell and adapted from the novel written by William Dale Jennings; who co-writes the screenplay with Irving Ravetch & Harriet Frank Jr. It stars John Wayne, Roscoe Lee Browne, Bruce Dern and Colleen Dewhurst. John Willi...
CinemaSerf (Rated: 7)
“Anderson” (John Wayne) is left short-handed by a gold rush and with his herd to get to market has to resort to engaging the services of a class of school boys who are offered $50 each if they help out. None of those lads are much over fifteen and few have any experience wrangling, so it’s going to ...
Recommendation & Similar
Big Jake (1971)
The Train Robbers (1973)
True Grit (1969)
Northfork (2003)
Brannigan (1975)
California (1977)
The Designated Victim (1971)
Stars in My Crown (1950)
The Bravados (1958)
Cahill: United States Marshal (1973)
Hondo (1953)
Rupture (2016)
Chisum (1970)
The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)
Paint Your Wagon (1969)
Heist (2001)
Fantastic Voyage (1966)
3:10 to Yuma (1957)
The Hustler (1961)
The Longest Day (1962)
