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1972 | DIRECTED BY MARK RYDELL

The Cowboys

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Movie Stats
Year
1972
Runtime
 134 minutes (2 hrs 14 mins)
Certificates

PG

GP

K-16

M/12

M
Select Cast
John Wayne
Roscoe Lee Browne
Bruce Dern
Colleen Dewhurst
Alfred Barker Jr.
Nicolas Beauvy
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First viewed:
11th Sep 2022
Last viewed:
5th Jan 2026
Total views:
23
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
13th January 1972
54 years 2 days ago
Austria release date
 Austria
3rd February 1972
53 years 11 months 12 days ago
Sweden release date
 Sweden
24th February 1972
53 years 10 months 20 days ago
Italy release date
 Italy
26th February 1972
53 years 10 months 18 days ago
Finland release date
 Finland
3rd March 1972
53 years 10 months 12 days ago
Hong Kong release date
 Hong Kong
16th March 1972
53 years 9 months 30 days ago
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Directed by
mark rydell Mark Rydell
Starring
John WayneWil Andersen
Roscoe Lee BrowneJebediah Nightlinger
Bruce DernLong Hair / Asa Watts
Colleen DewhurstKate
Alfred Barker Jr.Fats - Cowboy
Nicolas BeauvyDan - Cowboy
Steve BenedictSteve - Cowboy
Robert CarradineSlim Honeycutt - Cowboy
Norman HowellWeedy - Cowboy
Stephen R. HudisCharlie Schwartz - Cowboy
Sean KellyStuttering Bob - Cowboy
A MartinezCimarron - Cowboy
Clay O'BrienHardy Fimps - Cowboy
Sam O'BrienJimmy Phillips - Cowboy
Mike PyeattHomer Weems - Cowboy
Slim PickensAnse Peterson
Lonny ChapmanHomer's Father
Charles TynerStonemason
Sarah CunninghamAnnie Andersen
Allyn Ann McLerieEllen Price
Maggie CostainPhoebe
Matt ClarkSmiley
Jerry GatlinHowdy
Walter ScottOkay
Richard FarnsworthHenry Williams
Wallace BrooksRed Tucker
Charise CullinElizabeth
Collette PoeppelRosemary
Norman Howell Sr.Jim's Father
Rita HudisCharlie's Mother
Margaret KellyBob's Mother
Larry RandlesBen
Larry FinleyJake
Jim BurkPete
Fred BrookfieldRustler
Tap CanuttRustler
Chuck CourtneyRustler
Gary EpperRustler
Tony EpperRustler
Kent HaysRustler
Glenn Randall Jr.Rustler
Henry WillsRustler
Joe YrigoyenRustler
Ivan BrutscheTowns Person
Ralph VolkieRalphie

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36912
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Genres
Adventure
Adventure
Drama
Drama
Western
Western
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  • United States United States
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom
  • Brazil Brazil
  • Vietnam Vietnam
  • Malaysia Malaysia
  • United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
  • South Africa South Africa
  • Ecuador Ecuador
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