Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
1969 · Movie · PG · 98 min · ★ 5.9 · 68% critics
After a deadly confrontation with his partner’s disapproving father, a Native American man flees into the California desert, setting off a relentless manhunt. As pursuers close in, the story becomes both a chase and a look at prejudice, public pressure, and survival on the frontier.
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Details
- Years
- 1969
- Release date
- 1969-10-31
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Critic score
- 68/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.9/10 (80 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy somber, character-driven Westerns with desert pursuit and social tension, especially if Downhill Racer or Buck and the Preacher appeal to you; Not for you if you want fast pacing or a rousing adventure tone.
Pros: striking desert landscapes; strong lead performances; thoughtful, downbeat mood | Cons: uneven pacing; dull first half; historically disputed approach
Themes
- california
- deputy sheriff
- native american
- based on true story
- on the run
- desert
- native american reservation
- posse
- manhunt
- 1900s
Cast & crew
Robert Redford
as Cooper
Katharine Ross
as Lola
Robert Blake
as Willie
Susan Clark
as Liz
Barry Sullivan
as Calvet
John Vernon
as Hacker
Charles Aidman
as Benby
Charles McGraw
as Wilson
Shelly Novack
as Finney
Robert Lipton
as Newcombe
Directed by Abraham Polonsky