The Cowboys

The Cowboys
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMark Rydell
Screenplay by
Based onThe Cowboys
by William Dale Jennings
Produced byMark Rydell
Starring
CinematographyRobert L. Surtees
Edited byNeil Travis
Music byJohn Williams
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • January 13, 1972 (1972-01-13)
Running time
134 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
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]

  1. ^ "The Cowboys, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Archived from the original on July 30, 2013. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  2. ^ "All-time Film Rental Champs", Variety, 7 January 1976 p 44
  3. ^ a b "William Dale Jennings; Pioneering Gay Activist". Los Angeles Times. May 19, 2000. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  4. ^ a b Clendinen, Dudley (May 22, 2000). "William Dale Jennings, 82, Writer and Gay Rights Pioneer (Published 2000)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  5. ^ "The Cowboys". www.goodreads.com. Archived from the original on May 1, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  6. ^ The Cowboys (1972) - IMDb, archived from the original on August 15, 2017, retrieved October 29, 2020

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