The Reivers (film)

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The Reivers
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Mark Rydell
Written by Harriet Frank Jr.
Irving Ravetch
Based on The Reivers, a Reminiscence
1962 novel
by William Faulkner
Produced by Irving Ravetch
Starring Steve McQueen
Sharon Farrell
Will Geer
Michael Constantine
Rupert Crosse
Mitch Vogel
Narrated by Burgess Meredith
Cinematography Richard Moore
Edited by Thomas Stanford
Music by John Williams
Production
companies
Distributed by National General Pictures
Release date
  • December 25, 1969 (1969-12-25)
Running time
107 minutes [1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5 million [2]
1904 Winton Flyer from The Reivers at Stahls Automotive Collection Stahls Automotive Collection December 2021 058 (1904 Winton Flyer from "The Reivers").jpg
1904 Winton Flyer from The Reivers at Stahls Automotive Collection

The Reivers (also known as The Yellow Winton Flyer in the U.K.) [3] is a 1969 Technicolor film in Panavision starring Steve McQueen and directed by Mark Rydell, based on the 1962 William Faulkner novel The Reivers, a Reminiscence . [4] The supporting cast includes Sharon Farrell, Rupert Crosse, Mitch Vogel and Burgess Meredith as the narrator.

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Plot

Set in 1905, the film follows the exploits of the likable but raffish Boon Hoggenbeck, who takes an interest in a new car, a new 1905 Winton Flyer owned by Boss, patriarch of the McCaslin family, who live in the Mississippi area where Boon lives. When the taking of the car, first by Boon, then by Ned — who are reivers, or thieves — leads to a public brawl, the local magistrate lets them off on a bond that Boss pays on the condition that both men stay out of trouble and far away from the car while he is away with family to attend a funeral. Boon violates the condition when he takes the car again to go to Memphis to see his love interest Corrie, and talks his young friend Lucius into going for the ride. Ned stows away as well, but Boon grudgingly allows him to come. Other characters include a racehorse that loves sardines, a friendly bordello madam and her amiable employees, 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

Box office

In its first 2 weeks it grossed $4,166,123 from 281 engagements. [5]

Awards

1970 Oscar Nominations:

Home media

The Reivers was released on DVD by Paramount Home Video on June 14, 2005, in Region 1 widescreen.[ citation needed ]

The film was later released on Blu-ray by Kino Lorber.[ citation needed ]

See also

References

  1. ↑ [ dead link ]
  2. ↑ "AFI|Catalog". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "The Reivers (1969)". 2.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on August 11, 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Steve McQueen: The Actor and His Films". Empireonline.com. 16 November 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "A Reiver is a Rascal. A Reiver is a Rogue. A Reiver is a Box Office Smash Hit (advertisement)". Variety . January 14, 1970. pp. 14–15. Retrieved April 7, 2024– via Internet Archive.
  6. ↑ Mapp, Edward (2008). African Americans and the Oscar: Decades Of Struggle and Achievement (2 ed.). Rowman & Littlefield. p. 21. ISBN   978-0-8108-6106-0.
  7. ↑ "The Reivers". Fandango.com. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
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