The Reivers (film)

The Reivers (also known as The Yellow Winton Flyer in the UK)[2] 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.[3] The supporting cast includes Sharon Farrell, Rupert Crosse, Mitch Vogel, and Burgess Meredith as the narrator.

The Reivers
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMark Rydell
Produced byIrving Ravetch
Written byHarriet Frank Jr.
Irving Ravetch
Based onThe Reivers, a Reminiscence
1962 novel
by William Faulkner
StarringSteve McQueen
Sharon Farrell
Mitch Vogel
Rupert Crosse
Burgess Meredith
Will Geer
Narrated byBurgess Meredith
Music byJohn Williams
CinematographyRichard Moore
Edited byThomas Stanford
Production
company
Cinema Center Films
Duo Films
Solar Productions
Distributed byNational General Pictures
Release date
  • December 25, 1969 (1969-12-25)
Running time
107 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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 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, 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.[4][5]
  • Music (Original Score – for a motion picture [not a musical]) – John Williams

DVD

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

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See also

References
  1. http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/reivers-1969
  2. https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b420d86
  3. https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/steve-mcqueen-actor-films/
  4. Mapp, Edward (2008). African Americans and the Oscar: Decades Of Struggle and Achievement (2 ed.). Rowman & Littlefield. p. 21. ISBN 0-8108-6106-2.
  5. https://www.fandango.com/thereivers_28272/awards


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