Robert Redford
Deputy Sheriff Christopher "Coop" Cooper
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Find out who starred in and worked behind the scenes of this classic Western film directed by Abraham Polonsky. See the full list of actors, writers, producers, composers, cinematographers and more.
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here: Directed by Abraham Polonsky. With Robert Redford, Katharine Ross, Robert Blake, Susan Clark. In 1909, when young Paiute Indian Willie Boy returns to his California reservation to be with Lola, whose father disapproves of him, a killing in self defense takes place, triggering a massive man hunt for Willie.
- (3.3K)
- Drama, Western
- Abraham Polonsky
- 1969-10-31
English. Box office. $2,411,583 (US/ Canada rentals) [1] Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here is a 1969 American Western film based on the true story of a Chemehuevi – Paiute Native American named Willie Boy [2] and his run-in with the law in 1909 in Banning, California, United States. [3] The film is an adaptation of the 1960 book Willie Boy: A ...
The plot of Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here is taken from a book, based on fact, by Harry Lawton, who became a publisher of several books about American Indians. The true-life story of Willie Boy also formed the basis of a 1994 book published by the University of Oklahoma Press, The Hunt for Willie Boy: Indian Hating and Popular Culture by James A ...
- Abraham Polonsky, Joseph E. Kenny
- Robert Redford
Find out who starred in the 1969 drama film about a Paiute Indian manhunt in 1909 California. See the names and roles of actors, directors, writers, producers and more.
- Abraham Polonsky
Robert Redford stars as Willie Boy, a Native American man who kills his girlfriend's father in self-defense and flees from the law. See the full cast and crew list, including Robert Blake, Katharine Ross, and Charles McGraw.
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Find out who played Cooper, Lola, Willie, and other characters in this classic Western film. See the full list of cast and crew members, including director, producer, writer, and composer.
