Clifton James, Juano Hernandez, Lonny Chapman, Michael Constantine, Mitch Vogel ...( see more  see more... ) , Rupert Crosse , Ruth White , Sharon Farrell , Steve McQueen , Will Geer

The Reivers, based on a William Faulkner novel, is a spirited comedy-drama starring Steve McQueen in a rare character part as Boon Hoggenbeck, a ne'er-do-well, turn-of-the-century Mississippi ...( read more  read more... )farm hand and cousin of 11-year-old naif Lucius McCaslin (Mitch Vogel). The arrival of a handsome new automobile purchased by Lucius' grandfather, Boss McCaslin (a golden performance by Will Geer), causes an uproar when Boon and another cousin, Ned McCaslin (Rupert Crosse), who is half African American, vie to drive the vehicle around town. Boss's departure by train for a funeral gives Boon, Ned, and Lucius an opportunity to drive in style to Memphis, where young McCaslin's eyes are opened to a larger world of hard-core racism, prostitution, corruption, and the tyranny of the powerful over the vulnerable. In short order, Lucius finds his innate decency and integrity lessen the sting of disillusionment and helplessness. Director Mark Rydell (On Golden Pond) keeps things brisk and breezy, but never loses sight of the long shadow of adulthood that blots out Lucius' innocence. Presented in widescreen. --Tom Keogh

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PG, 104 min.

Directed by: Mark Rydell

Release Date: December 25, 1969

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DVD Release Date: June 14, 2005

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  • May 3, 2008
    Fun, nostalgic, thrill ride through Mississippi, based on the William Faulkner novel
  • February 3, 2008
    (Narrated by Burgess Meredith) A 60-year-old man tells of the wild roadtrip in his childhood when he learns the facts of life through Boon, played by Steve McQueen. It's a heartwarming and funny story of lessons in lying, cheating, womanizing and brawling!
  • June 24, 2007
    What the quack is a Reiver? >_>"
  • May 20, 2007
    I love this movie and I love the book even more. I love Steve McQueen and I love William Faulkner even more than that.
  • January 21, 2007
    wanna see it i cant wAIT LOL !!!
  • January 4, 2007
    Cinematography, acting and story - why I go to movies.
  • November 6, 2006
    this sounds like an interesting film
  • September 28, 2006
    This looks really crap.

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