
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
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.
1969 • 98 min • Western · Drama
Synopsis
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.
Our family guide
Best from age 10- 0 Reviewers · 1 · 51%
- 58 Audience · 85 · 49%
Willie Boy, a Native American man, accidentally kills his girlfriend Lola's disapproving father in self-defense. This tragic event sparks a massive manhunt across the desert, led by Deputy Sheriff Christopher Cooper, as Willie Boy and Lola try to escape.
- Violence & peril
- 6/10
- Language
- 1/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 3/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 2/10
- Scary moments
- 5/10
Heads up
- Historical racial tensions depicted
- A character dies from an accidental shooting
- Characters drink and smoke cigarettes
What it models well
- Persistence in the face of injustice
- Loyalty and devotion
- Courage under pressure
Talk about it after
- The historical context of Native American treatment
- Consequences of fear and prejudice
- Understanding self-defense and accidental violence
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Top billed cast
Director: Abraham Polonsky • Crew: Abraham Polonsky
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Reviewer notes
Not recommendedTrusted family reviewersGreat 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).…
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 5.8/10 (85)
- Age rating
- PG
- Status
- Released
- IMDb
- tt0065079

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