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Set in California near the beginning of the century, the story, based on fact, concerns a young Indian (Robert Blake) who after a long absence returns to his reservation and in self-defense kills the father of the girl (Katharine Ross) he loves. He flees with her into the mountains. Forced by the doctor (Susan Clark) in charge of the reservation, the local sheriff (Robert Redford) reluctantly organizes a posse to catch Willie Boy, whom he admires, and return the girl. 

After being blacklisted from Hollywood for 21 years, writer/director Abraham Polonsky made a healthy comeback with Tell Them Willie Boy is Here. The title character, played by Robert Blake, is a Paiute Indian living in 1909 California. After several years in the White Man's world, Willie Boy returns to his reservation, hoping to renew his romance with tribeswoman Lola (Katherine Ross). Old Mike (Mike Angel), Lola's father, strongly disapproves of her relationship with Willie Boy and attacks the youth. Acting in self defense, Willie Boy kills Old Mike. Under tribal rules, Willie Boy is now permitted to claim Lola as his woman. But white lawman Christopher Cooper (Robert Redford) is forced to charge Willie Boy with murder. The Indian and his girl escape the reservation, pursued by the essentially decent Cooper and a less-than-decent crowd of white vigilantes. What begins as comparative minor incident, snowballs into a huge political crisis, with the bewildered but defiant Willie Boy as the catalyst. Tell Them Willie Boy is Here is distinguished by the fine performances of leading players Redford, Blake, Ross and Susan Clark, and by the haunting cinematography of Conrad Hall.

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BOTTOM LINE:
There is a lot of like about Tell Them Willie Boy is Here. It has a unique and memorable style with a solid cast. The relationships and human interaction are keys to its impressiveness and off-kilter appeal to the genre. The Japanese Blu-ray has benefits - providing a fairly strong 1080P presentation.