The Reivers (film)

The Reivers (also known as The Yellow Winton Flyer in the UK)[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.

The Reivers
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMark Rydell
Written byHarriet Frank Jr.
Irving Ravetch
Based onThe Reivers, a Reminiscence
1962 novel
by William Faulkner
Produced byIrving Ravetch
StarringSteve McQueen
Sharon Farrell
Will Geer
Michael Constantine
Rupert Crosse
Mitch Vogel
Narrated byBurgess Meredith
CinematographyRichard Moore
Edited byThomas Stanford
Music byJohn Williams
Production
companies
Distributed byNational 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

Plot

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 new 1905 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 far away from the car while he is away with family to attend a funeral. That is soon changed by Boon, who takes the car again to go up to Memphis to see his love interest 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, 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

Awards

1970 Oscar Nominations:

  • Actor in a Supporting Role – Rupert Crosse ("Ned McCaslin") making him the first African American to receive a nomination in this category.[5][6]
  • Music (Original Score – for a motion picture [not a musical]) – John Williams

Home media

The Reivers was released to DVD by Paramount Home Video on June 14, 2005 as a Region 1 widescreen DVD.

The film was later released on Blu-Ray by Kino Lorber.

See also

References
  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. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  5. 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.
  6. "The Reivers". Fandango.com. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
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