1972 film by Mark Rydell
The Cowboys |
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Directed by | Mark Rydell |
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Screenplay by | |
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Based on | The Cowboys by William Dale Jennings |
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Produced by | Mark Rydell |
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Starring | |
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Cinematography | Robert L. Surtees |
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Edited by | Neil Travis |
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Music by | John Williams |
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Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Release date |
- January 13, 1972 (1972-01-13)
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Running time | 134 minutes |
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Country | United States |
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Language | English |
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Budget | $6 million |
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Box office | $19.2 million[1][2] |
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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]
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- ^ "All-time Film Rental Champs", Variety, 7 January 1976 p 44
- ^ a b "William Dale Jennings; Pioneering Gay Activist". Los Angeles Times. May 19, 2000. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "The Cowboys". www.goodreads.com. Archived from the original on May 1, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
- ^ The Cowboys (1972) - IMDb, archived from the original on August 15, 2017, retrieved October 29, 2020