Thursday, December 4, 6:00 p.m. & Saturday, December 6, 4:30 p.m. | Black-listed director Abraham Polonsky’s first film in more than 20 years is an undersung classic of western revisionism. Robert Blake plays Willie Boy, a young Paiute man on the run for muder; Robert Redford is Deputy Sheriff Cooper, the lawman out to capture him. In the hands of the committed Marxist Polonsky, the film is a powerful allegory of the unjust treatment of Native Americans in the US, one that is also made human by the sensitive performances of Blake and Redford.
Golden Boy: A Robert Redford Retrospective | December 2–31, 2025
Robert Redford gained stardom during the final vestiges of Hollywood’s golden age. This overview series explores the range of Redford’s films and roles, from early star-making turns to late-career acting triumphs, and charts the changing face of American filmmaking over the last 60 years, which Redford had a strong hand in shaping. He worked hard and had talent but made it all look so easy—he was a natural.
The Film Center is ADA accessible. This presentation will be projected without open captions. The theater is hearing-loop equipped. For accessibility requests, please email filmcenter@saic.edu