Country
United States
Date
Jan 13, 1972
Certification
PG
All they wanted was their chance to be men... and he gave it to them.
5.0/10

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.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Robert Carradine | Cowboy Slim Honeycutt |
| Norman Howell | Cowboy Weedy |
| Stephen R. Hudis | Cowboy Charlie Schwartz |
| Sean Kelly | Cowboy Stuttering Bob |
| A Martinez | Cowboy Cimarron |
| Clay O'Brien | Cowboy Hardy Fimps |
| Sam O'Brien | Cowboy Jimmy Phillips |
| Mike Pyeatt | Cowboy Homer Weems |
| Slim Pickens | Anse |
| Lonny Chapman | Homer's Father |
| Charles Tyner | Stonemason |
| Sarah Cunningham | Annie Andersen |
| Allyn Ann McLerie | Ellen Price |
| Maggie Costain | Phoebe |
| Matt Clark | Smiley |
| Jerry Gatlin | Howdy |
| Walter Scott | Okay |
| Richard Farnsworth | Henry Williams |
| Wallace Brooks | Red Tucker |
| Charise Cullin | Elizabeth |
| Collette Poeppel | Rosemary |
| Rita Hudis | Charlie's Mother |
| Margaret Kelly | Bob's Mother |
| Larry Randles | Ben |
| Larry Finley | Jake |
| Jim Burk | Pete |
| Norman Howell Sr. | Jim's Father |
| Fred Brookfield | Rustler |
| Tap Canutt | Rustler |
| Chuck Courtney | Rustler |
| Gary Epper | Rustler |
| Tony Epper | Rustler |
| Kent Hays | Rustler |
| J.R. Randall | Rustler |
| Henry Wills | Rustler |
| Joe Yrigoyen | Rustler |
| Ralph Volkie | Ralphie (uncredited) |
| Ivan Brutsche | Towns Person (uncredited) |
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | The Cowboys |
| Lingua originale | English (EN) |
| Lingue parlate | English |
| Paesi di produzione | United States of America |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Sanford Productions (III), Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Data di uscita | 13 gennaio 1972 |
| Producer | Mark Rydell, Tim Zinnemann |
| Writer | Irving Ravetch, William Dale Jennings, Harriet Frank Jr. |
| Casting | Lynn Stalmaster |
| Editors | Neil Travis |
| Cinematography | Robert Surtees |
| Asst. Directors | Mark Rydell |
| Camera Operators | Robert Surtees |
| Add. Photography | Robert Surtees |
| Production Design | Philip M. Jefferies, William Kiernan |
| Art Direction | William Kiernan, Philip M. Jefferies |
| Set Decoration | William Kiernan, Philip M. Jefferies |
| Stunts | Gary Epper, Walter Scott |
| Composer | John Williams |
| Sound | John Williams |
| Costume Design | Anthea Sylbert, Dave Grayson, Pat Abbott, Emile LaVigne |
| Makeup | Dave Grayson, Emile LaVigne, Pat Abbott, Anthea Sylbert |
| Hairstyling | Dave Grayson, Pat Abbott, Emile LaVigne, Anthea Sylbert |
| Budget | 6.000.000 € |
| Incasso | 7.500.000 € |
Country
United States
Date
Jan 13, 1972
Certification
PG
Country
Germany
Date
Jan 27, 1972
Certification
16
Country
France
Date
Mar 22, 1972
Certification
U
Country
Denmark
Date
Mar 26, 1972
Certification
11
Country
Ireland
Date
Apr 14, 1972
Certification
12
Country
Japan
Date
Apr 29, 1972
Certification
PG12
Country
Netherlands
Date
Jul 26, 2000
Certification
AL
Note
DVD
Country
France
Date
Dec 29, 2025
Note
Arte
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