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MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Violence, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children Movie Release: 1972 DVD Release: 10/07/1998 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, French SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Studio: Warner Home Video Members Wishing: 10 Genres: Western, Modern Western See Also: The Cowboys [Commemorative Packaging] [Deluxe Edition], The Cowboys [Blu-ray], The Cowboys [HD DVD]

In one of John Wayne's more interesting late Westerns, "The Duke" plays Will Anderson, a crusty veteran cattleman preparing a 400-mile drive to get a herd of steers to market. Shortly before the trip is scheduled to begin, Will's crew quits when they get word of a nearby gold strike. With little time and few alternatives, Will recruits eleven boys, ages nine through 13, and teaches them the basics of herding cattle and riding the range. Bruce Dern plays a memorably foul villain and cattle rustler named Long Hair, while Roscoe Lee Browne portrays Jebediah, the cattle drive cook, and Colleen Dewhurst is Kate, a madam. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

John Wayne - Wil Anderson
Roscoe Lee Browne - Jebediah Nightlinger
Bruce Dern - Asa Watts ("Long Hair")
Colleen Dewhurst - Kate
Slim Pickens - Anse
Sam O'Brien - Jimmy Phillips
Mike Pyeatt - Homer Weems

Western legend John Wayne heads back to the ranch as a grizzled cowboy assisted by 11 schoolboys on a grueling 400-mile cattle drive in this exciting Western, arriving on DVD from Warner Home Video. Presented in the original 1.85:1 widescreen theatrical aspect ratio and featuring an option of either closed-captioned English Dolby Digital 5.1 or French Dolby Digital audio, optional subtitles in English and French are also offered. As usual, Warner does their best to include some interesting extra features, which in this case include a "making of" documentary, theatrical trailers of Wayne movies from the 1930s to the 1970s, and production notes. This exciting release of The Cowboys is sure to please the John Wayne fan in your life. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide