---
title: 'The Cowboys (1972)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Mark Rydell'
released: '1972-01-13'
runtime_minutes: 129
genres:
  - 'Western'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-cowboys-1972'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068421/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Cowboys (1972)

1972 · 129 min · Western · United States


## Synopsis

The Cowboys is a 1972 American Western film starring John Wayne, Roscoe Lee Browne, and Bruce Dern, and featuring Colleen Dewhurst and Slim Pickens. It was the feature film debut of Robert Carradine. Based on the 1971 novel of the same name by William Dale Jennings, the screenplay was written by Irving Ravetch, Harriet Frank Jr., and Jennings and was directed by Mark Rydell.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Mark Rydell](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-rydell)
- **Screenplay:** [Harriet Frank Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/harriet-frank-jr), [Irving Ravetch](https://cinepixo.com/people/irving-ravetch), [Dale Jennings](https://cinepixo.com/people/dale-jennings)
- **Producer:** [Harriet Frank Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/harriet-frank-jr), [Irving Ravetch](https://cinepixo.com/people/irving-ravetch)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-williams-2)
- **Director of Photography:** [Robert L. Surtees](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-l-surtees)
- **Editor:** [Neil Travis](https://cinepixo.com/people/neil-travis)

## Cast

- [Bruce Dern](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-dern)
- [Slim Pickens](https://cinepixo.com/people/slim-pickens)
- [Richard Farnsworth](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-farnsworth)
- [Robert Carradine](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-carradine)
- [Lonny Chapman](https://cinepixo.com/people/lonny-chapman)
- [Colleen Dewhurst](https://cinepixo.com/people/colleen-dewhurst)
- [A Martinez](https://cinepixo.com/people/a-martinez)
- [John Wayne](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-wayne) as Wil Andersen
- [Roscoe Lee Browne](https://cinepixo.com/people/roscoe-lee-browne)
- [Matt Clark](https://cinepixo.com/people/matt-clark)
- [Sarah Cunningham](https://cinepixo.com/people/sarah-cunningham)
- [Charles Tyner](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-tyner)

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