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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 he nor the boys know that a gang of cattle thieves is stalking them.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1972-01-13
- video_camera_front Companies Sanford Productions (III), Warner Bros. Pictures
- timer Runtime: 131 Mins
- star Rating: 7.1 / 10
- favorite Likes: 247 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0068421
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Andersen is Shot Down
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John Wayne
Wil Andersen
Roscoe Lee Browne
Jebediah Nightlinger
Bruce Dern
Long Hair
Colleen Dewhurst
Kate
Alfred Barker Jr.
Cowboy Fats
Nicolas Beauvy
Cowboy Dan
Steve Benedict
Cowboy Steve
Robert Carradine
Cowboy Slim Honeycutt
Norman Howell
Cowboy Weedy
Stephen R. Hudis
Cowboy Charlie Schwartz
Sean Kelly
Cowboy Stuttering Bob
A Martinez
Cowboy Cimarron
Clay O'Brien
Cowboy Hardy Fimps
Sam O'Brien
Cowboy Jimmy Phillips
Mike Pyeatt
Cowboy Homer Weems
Slim Pickens
Anse
Lonny Chapman
Homer's Father
Charles Tyner
Stonemason
Sarah Cunningham
Annie Andersen
Allyn Ann McLerie
Ellen Price
Maggie Costain
Phoebe
Matt Clark
Smiley
Jerry Gatlin
Howdy
Walter Scott
Okay
Richard Farnsworth
Henry Williams
Wallace Brooks
Red Tucker
Charise Cullin
Elizabeth
Collette Poeppel
Rosemary
Rita Hudis
Charlie's Mother
Margaret Kelly
Bob's Mother
Larry Randles
Ben
Larry Finley
Jake
Jim Burk
Pete
Norman Howell Sr.
Jim's Father
Fred Brookfield
Rustler
Tap Canutt
Rustler
Chuck Courtney
Rustler
Gary Epper
Rustler
Tony Epper
Rustler
Kent Hays
Rustler
J.R. Randall
Rustler
Henry Wills
Rustler
Joe Yrigoyen
Rustler
Ralph Volkie
Ralphie (uncredited)
Ivan Brutsche
Towns Person (uncredited)
groups Crew
Mark Rydell
Director
Irving Ravetch
Screenplay
William Dale Jennings
Screenplay
William Dale Jennings
Novel
Pat Abbott
Hairstylist
Dave Grayson
Makeup Artist
Emile LaVigne
Makeup Artist
Nate H. Edwards
Production Manager
Dick Moder
Unit Production Manager
John Williams
Original Music Composer
Robert Surtees
Director of Photography
Harriet Frank Jr.
Screenplay
Mark Rydell
Producer
Tim Zinnemann
Associate Producer
Neil Travis
Editor
Lynn Stalmaster
Casting
Philip M. Jefferies
Production Design
William Kiernan
Set Decoration
Anthea Sylbert
Costume Design
Gary Epper
Stunts
Walter Scott
Stunts
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