The Reivers (film)
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| Directed by | Mark Rydell |
| Produced by | Irving Ravetch |
| Written by | William Faulkner (novel) Harriet Frank, Jr. Irving Ravetch |
| Narrated by | Burgess Meredith |
| Starring | Steve McQueen Sharon Farrell Mitch Vogel Burgess Meredith Will Geer |
| Music by | John Williams |
| Cinematography | Richard Moore |
| Editing by | Thomas Stanford |
| Studio | Cinema Center Films |
| Distributed by | National General Pictures |
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| Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Reivers (also known as The Yellow Winton Flyer in the UK) is a 1969 film starring Steve McQueen and directed by Mark Rydell based on the William Faulkner novel of the same name. The supporting cast includes Sharon Farrell, Rupert Crosse, Mitch Vogel, and Burgess Meredith as the narrator.
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Plot [edit]
Set in 1905, the film follows the exploits of the likable but raffish Boon Hoggenbeck (Steve McQueen), who takes an interest in a new car, a Winton Flyer that is the property of a man named Boss (Will Geer), the patriarch of the McCaslin family, who live in the Mississippi area where Boon lives. When the taking of the car first by Boon and then by Ned (Rupert Crosse) (they show themselves to be reivers, or thieves, in the film's start, hence the title) leads to a public brawl, the local magistrate lets them off by a bond that Boss pays on the condition both men stay out of trouble and further away from the car while he is away with family to tend to a funeral. That is soon changed by Boon, who takes the car again to go down to Memphis to see his woman Corrie (Sharon Farrell) and talks his young friend Lucius (Mitch Vogel) into going for the ride. Ned stows away as well, but Boon grudgingly allows him to come. Other characters include a horse that loves sardines and races for them, the opulent Corrie and a man with a horse who lives near an impassable sinkhole full of mud for which he charges expensive rates to get both carts and cars through.
Cast [edit]
- Steve McQueen as Boon Hogganbeck
- Sharon Farrell as Corrie
- Mitch Vogel as Lucius
- Rupert Crosse as Ned
- Burgess Meredith as Narrator
- Ruth White as Miss Reba
- Michael Constantine as Mr. Binford
- Clifton James as Butch Lovemaiden
- Juano Hernandez as Uncle Possum
- Lonny Chapman as Maury
- Will Geer as Boss (Lucius' grandfather)
- Diane Shalet as Hannah
- Pat Randall as May Ellen
- Diane Ladd as Phoebe
- Ellen Geer as Sally
- Dub Taylor as Dr. Peabody
Awards [edit]
1970 Oscar Nominations:
- Actor in a Supporting Role – Rupert Crosse ("Ned McCaslin")
- Music (Original Score – for a motion picture [not a musical]) – John Williams
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External links [edit]
- The Reivers at the Internet Movie Database
- The Reivers (film) at the TCM Movie Database
- The Reivers (film) at AllRovi
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