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. 35mm screenings generously supported by Mimi and Scott Manzler.
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