The Cowboys | |
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Directed by | Mark Rydell |
Screenplay by | |
Based on | The Cowboys by William Dale Jennings |
Produced by | Mark Rydell |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Robert L. Surtees |
Edited by | Neil Travis |
Music by | John Williams |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 134 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $6 million |
Box office | $19.2 million[1][2] |
The Cowboys is a 1972 American Western film starring John Wayne,[3] Roscoe Lee Browne, and Bruce Dern, and featuring Colleen Dewhurst and Slim Pickens.[4] It was the feature film debut of Robert Carradine. Based on the 1971 novel of the same name by William Dale Jennings,[3][4][5] the screenplay was written by Irving Ravetch, Harriet Frank Jr., and Jennings and was directed by Mark Rydell.[6]