Directed by:
Abraham PolonskyScreenplay:
Abraham PolonskyCinematography:
Conrad L. HallComposer:
Dave GrusinCast:
Robert Redford, Katharine Ross, Robert Blake, Susan Clark, Barry Sullivan, John Vernon, Charles Aidman, Charles McGraw, Robert Lipton, Ned Romero, Lou Frizzell (more)Plots(1)
Tell Them Willie Boy is Here, a modern western classic, is based on the true story of a Pauite Indian, named Willie Boy (Robert Blake) and his bride, Lola Boniface (Katharine Ross) who become the objects of the last great Western manhunt after he kills her father in a "marriage by capture." The manhunt, led by Sheriff Christopher Cooper (Robert Redford) turns into a media circus when President Taft comes to visit the area and a mishap becomes twisted by the newspapers of the day. (official distributor synopsis)
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At first, judging by the title, I thought this would be some kind of light-hearted western, but it's actually the opposite. It's quite a brutal western about a young Native American who kills a white man in self-defense, which is supposed to come back to haunt him as bounty hunters are after him. But is his case that simple? It's not just the emotional finale that shows it's not.
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