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The Cowboys

The Cowboys

Jan 13, 1972
134 min
WesternAdventureDramaAction
7.1/ 10
254 votes

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.

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TMDB
7.1/10
254 votes
IMDB
7.4/10
16,893 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
75%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
52/100
Metascore

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$6,000,000Production cost
Box Office$7,500,000Worldwide gross
Profit$1,500,000Profitable
ROI
+25.0%Return on investment

Awards & Nominations

1 win total

Details

Production information

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

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$6,000,000

Revenue

$7,500,000

Production Companies

Sanford Productions (III)Warner Bros. Pictures

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