Die Cowboys (1972)
Um seine Rinder noch vor dem einsetzenden Winter zum Markt zu treiben, rekrutiert der Rancher Will Anderson eine Gruppe völlig unerfahrener Teenager als "Cowboys". Als der Treck von einer Bande gefährlicher Viehdiebe bedroht wird, kommt es zu einer dramatischen Bewährungsprobe.
Der Regisseur:
Mark Rydell
Die Autor:
Irving Ravetch, William Dale Jennings, Harriet Frank Jr..
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John Wayne as Wil Andersen |
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Roscoe Lee Browne as Jebediah Nightlinger |
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Bruce Dern as Long Hair |
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Colleen Dewhurst as Kate |
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Alfred Barker Jr. as Cowboy Fats |
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Nicolas Beauvy as Cowboy Dan |
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Steve Benedict as Cowboy Steve |
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Robert Carradine as Cowboy Slim Honeycutt |
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Norman Howell as Cowboy Weedy |
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Stephen R. Hudis as Cowboy Charlie Schwartz |
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Sean Kelly as Cowboy Stuttering Bob |
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A Martinez as Cowboy Cimarron |
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Clay O'Brien as Cowboy Hardy Fimps |
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Sam O'Brien as Cowboy Jimmy Phillips |
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Mike Pyeatt as Cowboy Homer Weems |
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Slim Pickens as Anse |
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Lonny Chapman as Homer's Father |
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Charles Tyner as Stonemason |
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Sarah Cunningham as Annie Andersen |
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Allyn Ann McLerie as Ellen Price |
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Maggie Costain as Phoebe |
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Matt Clark as Smiley |
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Jerry Gatlin as Howdy |
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Walter Scott as Okay |
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Richard Farnsworth as Henry Williams |
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Wallace Brooks as Red Tucker |
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Charise Cullin as Elizabeth |
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Collette Poeppel as Rosemary |
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Rita Hudis as Charlie's Mother |
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Margaret Kelly as Bob's Mother |
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Larry Randles as Ben |
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Larry Finley as Jake |
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Jim Burk as Pete |
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Norman Howell Sr. as Jim's Father |
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Fred Brookfield as Rustler |
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Tap Canutt as Rustler |
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Chuck Courtney as Rustler |
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Gary Epper as Rustler |
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Tony Epper as Rustler |
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Kent Hays as Rustler |
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J.R. Randall as Rustler |
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Henry Wills as Rustler |
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Joe Yrigoyen as Rustler |
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Ralph Volkie as Ralphie (uncredited) |
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Ivan Brutsche as Towns Person (uncredited) |
| Writing | Irving Ravetch | Screenplay |
| Directing | Mark Rydell | Director |
| Writing | William Dale Jennings | Novel |
| Writing | William Dale Jennings | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dave Grayson | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Dick Moder | Unit Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pat Abbott | Hairstylist |
| Production | Nate H. Edwards | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Emile LaVigne | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | John Williams | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Robert Surtees | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Harriet Frank Jr. | Screenplay |
| Production | Mark Rydell | Producer |
| Production | Tim Zinnemann | Associate Producer |
| Art | William Kiernan | Set Decoration |
| Art | Philip M. Jefferies | Production Design |
| Production | Lynn Stalmaster | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anthea Sylbert | Costume Design |
| Editing | Neil Travis | Editor |
| Crew | Gary Epper | Stunts |
| Crew | Walter Scott | Stunts |