The Cowboys (1972)

All they wanted was their chance to be men... and he gave it to them.

TMDb 7.11/13/1972•2h 14m

WesternAdventureDramaAction

IMDb

Original Title

The Cowboys

Status

Released

Production Companies

Sanford Productions (III)Warner Bros. Pictures

Original Language

Budget

$6,000,000

Revenue

$7,500,000

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.