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The Cowboys (1971)
Director: Mark Rydell
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Offbeat and intriguing Western, with Wayne as a cattle driver who, deserted when his cowhands head off to a gold-rush, gathers together eleven schoolboys to help him get his herd to market. En route they are easy prey for villains; meanwhile, Wayne introduces them to the joys of shooting, drinking, whoring and killing. Although the film is well performed and beautifully shot by Robert Surtees, its ideology is highly objectionable, celebrating as it does the turning of the boys into hardened killers. Interesting to compare to The Shootist, in which young Ron Howard's desire to emulate the skills of his hero, an ageing gunfighter (Wayne again) is criticised at every turn.Author: GA
Cast & crew
Director: Mark Rydell
Producer: Mark Rydell
Cast: John Wayne, Roscoe Lee Browne, Bruce Dern, Slim Pickens, Colleen Dewhurst full cast
Genre(s): Westerns
Duration: 127 mins
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