When his cattlemen abandon him for the gold fields, rancher Wil Andersen is forced to take on a collection of young boys as his cowboys in order to get his herd to market in time to avoid financial disaster. The boys learn to do a man’s job under Andersen’s tutelage; however, neither Andersen nor the boys know that a gang of cattle thieves is stalking them.
Director: Mark Rydell
Casts: John Wayne, Roscoe Lee Browne, Bruce Dern, Colleen Dewhurst, Alfred Barker Jr., Nicolas Beauvy, Steve Benedict, Robert Carradine, Norman Howell, Stephen R. Hudis, Sean Kelly
Countrys: USA
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Other Information
| Score | Rating Count | Release Date | RunTime |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.4 | 11,487 | 1972-01-13 | 131 |
Crew Information
| Job Title | Member Name | Job Title | Member Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Mark Rydell | Novel | William Dale Jennings |
| Screenplay | Irving Ravetch | Original Music Composer | John Williams |
| Director of Photography | Robert Surtees | Screenplay | Harriet Frank Jr. |
| Screenplay | William Dale Jennings | Producer | Mark Rydell |
| Associate Producer | Tim Zinnemann | Editor | Neil Travis |
| Casting | Lynn Stalmaster | Production Design | Philip M. Jefferies |
| Set Decoration | William Kiernan | Costume Design | Anthea Sylbert |
