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John Wayne had brawled bare-knuckle gunned down desperadoes, fought jungle wars and piloted the skies. But The Cowboys gave him one of the most juiciest as a leather-tough rancher who, deserted by his regular help, hires 11 greenhorn schoolboys for a cattle drive across 400 treacherous miles. When the dust settled, Wayne had .. Read more

Starring	John Wayne, Roscoe Lee Browne, Bruce Dern, Colleen Dewhurst
Director	Mark Rydell
Genres	Action/Adventure

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- Offbeat and intriguing Western, with Wayne as a cattle driver who, deserted when his cowhands head off to a gold-rush,... read more on Time Out
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  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:17
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  WHY?
  
  That is what I have to ask myself, Why? why has it taken so long to bring this brilliant John Wayne movie to DVD it should have been out years ago, John plays ... read more »
  
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  - Carlisle
  - 04 Oct 2004 at 09:57
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  Excellent movie
  
  Excellent movie. Best I have seen in a while. Over 30 years old but what a movie. Shame they have lost the ability today to make classic films like this. Great ... read more »
  
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  - 09 Oct 2011 at 18:09
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  the cowboys
  
  this was a great film with big jake john wayne in
  
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  - Melton Mowbray
  - 17 Dec 2009 at 01:51
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  entertaining little film
  
  one of dukes latter films as he comes towards the end of his career.grumpy old cowhand training kids for a cattle run good acting by the children and getting ... read more »
  
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- - david campbell
  - scotland
  - 06 Jan 2005 at 17:32
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  Strange Event
  
  Bla Bla Bla...Classic John Wayne...BUT IT HAS AN INTERLUDE IN THE MIDDLE??? WOSSALL THATABOUT??? Anybody know any other films where this happens...on DVD???
  
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  - 08 Dec 2004 at 04:08
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  A classic
  
  Once again as far as I'm concerned John Wayne will always be the only actor who I can relate to as a proper cowboy.
  
  Not his best Western but ... read more »
  
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  - West Midlands
  - 06 Nov 2004 at 09:09
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  WHY?
  
  That is what I have to ask myself, Why? why has it taken so long to bring this brilliant John Wayne movie to DVD it should have been out years ago, John plays ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 20500
- - James Biddulph
  - Carlisle
  - 04 Oct 2004 at 09:57
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- - 2
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  WHY?
  
  That is what I have to ask myself, Why? why has it taken so long to bring this brilliant John Wayne movie to DVD it should have been out years ago, John plays ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 20500
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - James Biddulph
  - Carlisle
  - 04 Oct 2004 at 09:57
- - 1
  - 0
  A classic
  
  Once again as far as I'm concerned John Wayne will always be the only actor who I can relate to as a proper cowboy.
  
  Not his best Western but ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 313268
- - Headland
  - West Midlands
  - 06 Nov 2004 at 09:09
- - 0
  - 0
  the cowboys
  
  this was a great film with big jake john wayne in
  
  Report this review
- 840420
- - a customer
  - Melton Mowbray
  - 17 Dec 2009 at 01:51
- - 0
  - 0
  Excellent movie
  
  Excellent movie. Best I have seen in a while. Over 30 years old but what a movie. Shame they have lost the ability today to make classic films like this. Great ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 1049458
- - a customer
  - 09 Oct 2011 at 18:09
- - 0
  - 1
  Strange Event
  
  Bla Bla Bla...Classic John Wayne...BUT IT HAS AN INTERLUDE IN THE MIDDLE??? WOSSALL THATABOUT??? Anybody know any other films where this happens...on DVD???
  
  Report this review
- 57959
- - a customer
  - England
  - 08 Dec 2004 at 04:08
- - 0
  - 1
  entertaining little film
  
  one of dukes latter films as he comes towards the end of his career.grumpy old cowhand training kids for a cattle run good acting by the children and getting ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 62448
- - david campbell
  - scotland
  - 06 Jan 2005 at 17:32

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- The Cowboys - HD
  
  After his cowhands desert him for a nearby gold rush, aging, leather-tough rancher Will Anderson (John Wayne) resorts to hiring 11 schoolboys to help him on a 400-mile cattle run. Setting off with the boys and an eloquent but equally tough black cook (Roscoe Lee Browne), Anderson must get his ...

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- The Cowboys - Blu-ray
  
  After his cowhands desert him for a nearby gold rush, aging, leather-tough rancher Will Anderson (John Wayne) resorts to hiring 11 schoolboys to help him on a 400-mile cattle run. Setting off with the boys and an eloquent but equally tough black cook (Roscoe Lee Browne), Anderson must get his ...

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- The Cowboys
  
  John Wayne had brawled bare-knuckle gunned down desperadoes, fought jungle wars and piloted the skies. But The Cowboys gave him one of the most juiciest as a leather-tough rancher who, deserted by his regular help, hires 11 greenhorn schoolboys for a cattle drive across 400 treacherous miles. When ...