The Cowboys (1972): Where to Watch, Cast & Facts

The Cowboys (1972) — an evergreen reference for this movie: the essentials, the cast, where to watch and what to watch next. All they wanted was their chance to be men... and he gave it to them.

Where to watch

TMDB's U.S. watch-provider data lists Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home. Availability changes by country and date, so check your streaming app before watching.

Cast

John Wayne as Wil Andersen; Roscoe Lee Browne as Jebediah Nightlinger; Bruce Dern as Long Hair; Colleen Dewhurst as Kate; Alfred Barker Jr. as Cowboy Fats; Nicolas Beauvy as Cowboy Dan; Steve Benedict as Cowboy Steve; Robert Carradine as Cowboy Slim Honeycutt

About The Cowboys

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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Figures and availability come from public TMDB data and are provided as a sourced reference.