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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.
- $5 million
- Irving Ravetch
The Reivers: Directed by Mark Rydell. With Steve McQueen, Sharon Farrell, Ruth White, Michael Constantine. In turn-of-the-century Mississippi, an 11-year-old boy comes of age as two mischievous adult friends talk him into sneaking the family car out for a trip to Memphis and a series of adventures.
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- Slokes
- PG-13
- Mark Rydell
A family-friendly adventure film based on Faulkner's novel, about a young boy's initiation into adolescence and a horse race. Roger Ebert praises the movie's wholesome tone, humor and romance, and compares it to Mark Twain's "National Velvet".
The Reivers is a drama adaptation of William Faulkner's novel, starring Steve McQueen as a young man who joins his grandfather's adventure in a stolen car. Watch movie clips, view photos, and learn more about the cast and crew of this 1969 film.
- Mark Rydell, Tim Zinnemann
- Steve Mcqueen
Corrie, Reba, Ned, Boon and Lucius hatch a scheme to smuggle the horse by rail to a nearby town, Parsham, to race a horse it has lost to twice already. Ned figures that everyone in town will bet against the horse and he can win enough money to buy back the car; he claims to have a secret ability to make the horse run.
- William Faulkner
- United States
- 1962
- June 4, 1962
In Mississippi at the turn of the 20th century, 11-year-old Lucius McCaslin (Mitch Vogel) embarks on a journey he will remember for years to come. When Lucius' grandfather, Boss (Will Geer), buys...
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A film about a boy's road trip with his two friends in Mississippi in 1905, where they face racism, vice, and adventure. The Reivers is a 1969 drama film starring Steve McQueen, Mitch Vogell, and Rupert Crosse. The film follows the adventures of Lucius, a 11-year-old boy who accompanies his friends on a trip to Memphis and a horse race, where he learns about the world of adults and his own identity.
