Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
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Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here is a 1969 American Western film, starring Robert Redford and based on a real 1909 manhunt, that explores themes of racism, injustice, and myth in the American West.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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Western film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| aspectOfReception | noted for political themes ⓘ |
| basedOn | Willie Boy: A Desert Manhunt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Harry Lawton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Conrad Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Abraham Polonsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Tom Rolf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | New Hollywood cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
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| genre |
Western
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drama film ⓘ |
| hasWikipediaPage | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tell_Them_Willie_Boy_Is_Here ⓘ |
| historicalBasis | 1909 Willie Boy manhunt ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Sheriff Christopher Cooper
NERFINISHED
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Willie Boy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Dave Grusin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
Native American protagonist
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manhunt ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays | Paiute people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Philip A. Waxman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfSource | 1960 ⓘ |
| releaseDateUS | 1969-10-07 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 98 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Abraham Polonsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInRegion |
California
NERFINISHED
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Mojave Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInTime | 1909 ⓘ |
| starring |
Barry Sullivan
NERFINISHED
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John Vernon NERFINISHED ⓘ Katharine Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Blake NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Redford NERFINISHED ⓘ Susan Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
injustice
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myth-making in the American West ⓘ persecution of Native Americans ⓘ racism ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.