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Movie

Wild Rovers

1971PG2h 16m6.1 / 10

They were damned good cowboys, until they robbed a bank.

Ross Bodine and Frank Post are cowhands on Walt Buckman's R-Bar-R ranch. Bodine is older and broods a bit about how he will get along when he's too old to cowboy. Post is young and rambunctious and ambitious for a better life than wrangling cows. When one of their fellow cowboys is killed in a corral accident, Post suggests a way into a better life for himself and his friend: robbing a bank. Bodine reluctantly joins in the plan and the two contrive to rob the local bank. They make good their escape initially, but Walt Buckman and his two sons, John and Paul, are incensed at this betrayal by their own trusted employees. John and Paul set out to bring Bodine and Post to justice.

Availability

Not streaming in United States

Wild Rovers opened in theaters June 23, 1971. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.

Synopsis

Ross Bodine and Frank Post are cowhands on Walt Buckman's R-Bar-R ranch. Bodine is older and broods a bit about how he will get along when he's too old to cowboy. Post is young and rambunctious and ambitious for a better life than wrangling cows. When one of their fellow cowboys is killed in a corral accident, Post suggests a way into a better life for himself and his friend: robbing a bank. Bodine reluctantly joins in the plan and the two contrive to rob the local bank. They make good their escape initially, but Walt Buckman and his two sons, John and Paul, are incensed at this betrayal by their own trusted employees. John and Paul set out to bring Bodine and Post to justice.

More about Wild Rovers

Cast

William HoldenRoss Bodine
Ryan O'NealFrank Post
Karl MaldenWalter Buckman
Lynn CarlinSada Billings
Tom SkerrittJohn Buckman
Joe Don BakerPaul Buckman
Geoffrey EdwardsAttendant's Son
James OlsonJoe Billings

Credits

Directed by
Blake Edwards
Written by
Blake Edwards

Production details

Status
Released
Original language
English

Production

  • Metro-Goldwyn-MayerUnited States

Themes

female gunfighterranch