DVD

The cowboys / WB, a Kinney Company, presents ; a Mark Rydell film, a Sanford production ; screenplay by Irving Ravetch & Harriet Frank, Jr. and William Dale Jennings ; produced and directed by Mark Rydell.

Ravetch, Irving. (Added Author). Frank, Harriet. (Added Author). Jennings, William Dale. (Added Author). Rydell, Mark, 1934- (Added Author). Wayne, John, 1907-1979 (Added Author). Browne, Roscoe Lee. (Added Author). Dern, Bruce. (Added Author). Dewhurst, Colleen. (Added Author). Williams, John, 1932- (Added Author). Warner Bros. Entertainment. (Added Author). Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ) (Added Author). F.S. Kinney Company. (Added Author). Warner Home Video (Firm) (Added Author). John Wayne, Roscoe Lee Browne, Bruce Dern, Colleen Dewhurst. (Cast).

Summary:

When a rancher is deserted by his regular cattle drivers for the gold mines, he (Wayne) is forced to take on a collection of young boys as his drivers in order to cross the 400 treacherous miles to get his herd to market in time to avoid financial disaster. The boys learn to do a man's job under his tutelage, however, neither he nor the boys are aware that a gang of cattle thieves is stalking them.

Record details

ISBN: 1419850474
ISBN: 9781419850479
ISBN: 1419879235 (set)
ISBN: 9781419879234 (set)
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (135 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Deluxe edition.
Distributor: Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2007]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based on the novel by William Dale Jennings. Originally released as a motion picture in 1972. Special features: Collectible behind-the-scenes photo set; commentary by director Mark Rydell; new cast/director reunion featurette "The Cowboys: together again;" vintage featurette "The breaking of boys and the making of men;" theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Music, John Williams ; director of photography, Robert Surtees ; production designer, Philip Jefferies ; costume designer, Anthea Sylbert ; film editor, Neil Travis.
Participant or Performer Note:	John Wayne, Roscoe Lee Browne, Bruce Dern, Colleen Dewhurst.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: PG.
System Details Note:	DVD, region 1, widescreen (letterbox, enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, dual-layer.
Language Note:	English dialogue, English and French subtitles; closed-captioned.