7.0
“Tell them that old Indian fighter got his. Tell them I'll kill if I have to. Tell them they'll never take me alive.”
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here (1969)
October 31, 19691h 38mEN
5.8
78 votes
Overview
While confronting the disapproving father of his girlfriend Lola, Native American man Willie Boy kills the man in self-defense, triggering a massive manhunt, led by Deputy Sheriff Christopher Cooper.
Director
Abraham PolonskyWriters
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Original Language
English
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Production Companies
Universal PicturesJennings Lang ProductionsPhilip A. Waxman Productions Inc.
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Wuchak
5.0Great desert scenery, modern filmmaking and great cast, but it absurdly rewrites history Loosely based on the true story of the West’s last famous manhunt in 1909, a Chemehuevi-Paiute Indian named Willie Boy (Robert Blake) kills a man in self-defense and escapes into the desert wilderness with an Indian woman (Katharine Ross). They are pursued by a posse led by Sheriff Cooper (Robert Redford). Meanwhile, residents of the region are preparing for a visit from President Taft. Redford was in his prime after his breakthrough success with “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969) and the…
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