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)
(more)Cast
Robert Redford
USA
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Katharine Ross
USA
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Robert Blake
USA
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Susan Clark
Canada
Best movies:
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Barry Sullivan
USA
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The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
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John Vernon
Canada
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The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
The Sacketts (1979) (TV movie)
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Charles Aidman
USA
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The Wrong Man (1956)
Innerspace (1987)
Charles McGraw
USA
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The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
The Defiant Ones (1958)
In Cold Blood (1967)
Robert Lipton
USA
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Ned Romero
USA
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Lou Frizzell
USA
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Lloyd Gough
USA
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Storm Warning (1951)
Funny Girl (1968)
Jerome Raphael
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The Connection (1961)
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here (1969)
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John Daheim
USA
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Spartacus (1960)
Von Ryan's Express (1965)
Lee de Broux
USA
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Shelly Novack
USA
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Garry Walberg
USA
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Wayne Sutherlin
USA
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Erik Holland
Norway
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The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
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John Wheeler
USA
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