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Revenue: $7,500,000
Budget: $6,000,000
Profit: + $1,500,000
Movie Details
Tag Line: All they wanted was their chance to be men... and he gave it to them.
Status: Released
Average Rating: 7
Release Date: Jan 13, 1972
Rating: PG
Run Time: 2h 11m
Original Language: English
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Production Countries: United States of America
Production Companies: Sanford Productions (III) , Warner Bros. Pictures
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Synopsis
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.
Crew
Department | Role | Name |
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Sound | Original Music Composer |
John Williams
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Production | Casting |
Lynn Stalmaster
|
Associate Producer |
Tim Zinnemann
|
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Producer |
Mark Rydell
|
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Production Manager |
Nate H. Edwards
|
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Unit Production Manager |
Dick Moder
|
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Editing | Editor |
Neil Travis
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Art | Production Design |
Philip M. Jefferies
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Set Decoration |
William Kiernan
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Camera | Director of Photography |
Robert Surtees
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Costume & Make-Up | Costume Design |
Anthea Sylbert
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Makeup Artist |
Emile LaVigne
Dave Grayson
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Hairstylist |
Pat Abbott
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Crew | Stunts |
Walter Scott
Gary Epper
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Directing | Director |
Mark Rydell
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Writing | Screenplay |
Irving Ravetch
Harriet Frank Jr.
William Dale Jennings
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Novel |
William Dale Jennings
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Department | Role | Name |