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31/10/1969 Western, Drama 1h 38m
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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.

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.

  1. Abraham Polonsky

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Robert Redford

    Cooper

  2. Katharine Ross

    Lola

  3. Robert Blake

    Willie

  4. Susan Clark

    Liz

  5. Barry Sullivan

    Calvet

  6. John Vernon

    Hacker

  7. Charles Aidman

    Benby

  8. Charles McGraw

    Wilson

  9. Shelly Novack

    Finney

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2018-09-11
Great 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) an...read the rest
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