The Reivers is a 1969 film directed by Mark Rydell based on the William Faulkner novel of the same name. It stars Steve McQueen, Sharon Farrell, Mitch Vogel, and Burgess Meredith as the narrator. Set in the 1900s, the film follows the exploits of the likable but raffish Boon Hoggenbeck , who takes an interest in a new car, a Winton Flyer that is the property of a man named Boss , the patriarch of the McCaslin family, who live in the Mississippi area where Boon lives. When the taking of the car first by Boone and then by Ned 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 and talks his young friend Lucius into going for the ride. Ned stows away as well, but Boone grudgingly allows him to come.
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| Release date: | December 25, 1969 |
| Directed by: | Mark Rydell |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 107 Minutes |
| Music by: | John Williams |
| Cinematography: | Richard Moore |
| Screenplay by: | Harriet Frank Jr., Irving Ravetch |
| Adapted from: | The Reivers |
| Genre: | Comedy, Adventure, Action |