In early 20th century California, a Paiute Indian named Willie Boy (Robert Blake) returns to his reservation hoping to rekindle his romance with tribeswoman Lola (Katherine Ross). But when Willie Boy kills Lola's father in self-defense, he must flee ... with the local sheriff (Robert Redford) and a vengeful posse in pursuit. Ross and Redford won British Academy Awards for their performances in a movie loaded with 1960s political subtext.