The Cowboys
| 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 |
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.