The bestselling novel was awarded the pulitzer prize for fiction in 1963. In turnof the century mississippi, an 11yearold 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. Save the reivers dvd to get email alerts and updates on your ebay feed. The reivers is about a stolen car, a stolen racehorse, a brothel, a stowaway, and some mulesall told to us through the eyes of an elevenyearold boy. Cattle rustling, feuding, murder, arson and pillaging. The reivers, written at the end of william faulkners life, is a picaresque tale of a young boys coming of age. The arrival of a handsome new automobile purchased by lucius grandfather, boss. It completely sets the mood for this wonderful little film. The reivers should have been a much bigger career step for him. Movie title from the reivers 1969, directed by mark rydell, starring steve mcqueen, sharon farrell, ruth white, michael constantine, clifton james home 19201924. In those days, this border displayed all of the characteristics of a frontier, lacking law and order. The reivers is set in the deep south in the early 1900s, with steve, as manchild boon hogganbeck, traveling to memphis, tennessee, in a borrowed 1905 yellow winton flyer automobile. The reivers 1969 steve mcqueen the movie title stills.
John williams score of the reivers is the finest film score ever. In turnofthecentury mississippi, an 11yearold 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. Pantera revolution is my name by warner music poland. A mississippi boy mitch vogel drives to memphis with two rascals in his familys new 1905 winton. In the movie the reivers burgess merediths young boy character did not drink beer at the whore house as he was being respectful of his mother and fathers wishes for not drinking, but in the narration version meredith does comment that it was the first time he tasted beer and he liked it fine. Filmed in panavision, the widescreen transfer is critical throughout, as director mark rydell expertly stages key scenes for the wide frame. From the th century through to the beginning of the 17th, the border lands between england and scotland were home to the reivers, lawless gangs who survived by. Once was, hollywood had the knack of turning out absorbing entertainments that really were family films. The reivers 1969 cast and crew in mississippi at the turn of the 20th century, 11yearold lucius mccaslin mitch vogel embarks on a journey he will remember for years to come.
The reivers 1969 in mississippi at the turn of the 20th century, 11yearold lucius mccaslin mitch vogel embarks on a journey he will remember for years to come. A reminiscence, published in 1962, is the last novel by the american author william faulkner. The reivers biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. The entertaining the reivers 1969, which was based on william faulkners comic and final novel, starred steve mcqueen as a highspirited handyman who takes a young boy mitch vogel and a friend rupert crosse on a car ride to memphis. Part of what makes luciuss narration of the reivers so enlightening is the fact that hes telling the tale from the vantage point of an adult looking back. Unlike many of his earlier works, it is a straightforward narration and eschews the.
Online book the reivers free full portable buy wiki shop download. Luciuss grandfather gets the first automobile in the area, a bright yellow winton flyer. The reivers cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. Boon is a reiver thats a cheat, a liar, a brawler and womaniser and he had just four days to teach young lucius the facts of life like cheating, lying, brawling and womanizing. Home watch online movie the reivers 1969 watch online movie the reivers 1969 by lightning at wednesday, october 04, 2017 0 storyline.
There is a certain resemblance to aspects of huckleberry finn in the adventures and friendships of young lucius priest. The tone remains lighthearted throughout, as lucius takes us on his childhood adventures and describes the people who fill his life. Rent the reivers 1969 starring steve mcqueen and sharon farrell on dvd and bluray. The story of the reivers dates from the 14th century and continued through into the late 17th century. They parted ways amicably and reformed in 2008 see detailed history. The supporting cast includes sharon farrell, rupert crosse, mitch vogel, and burgess meredith as the narrator. Rent the reivers 1969 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Reivers synonyms, reivers pronunciation, reivers translation, english dictionary definition of reivers. It concerns the border between the two sovereign countries of england and scotland. I had only time to yell thanks for the reivers score. Legacycolumbia ck 66 country united states format cd release date 1995 upn 074646623. Fifteen years earlier, rydell contributed a mustsee acting job to don siegels great juvenile delinquency epic crime in the streets.
Cast and crew credits for the reivers, 1969, directed by mark rydell, with steve mcqueen, sharon farrell, will geer, at turner classic movies. Online book the reivers free full portable buy wiki shop. In mid april 1596,in a daring and unprecedented raid on carlisle castle, kinmont willie armstrong, the most formidable of the scottish border reivers, was rescued by a small party of reivers who hailed from the scottish border lands. The reivers, based on a william faulkner novel, is a spirited comedydrama starring steve mcqueen in a rare character part as boon hoggenbeck, a neerdowell, turnofthecentury mississippi farm hand and cousin of 11yearold naif lucius mccaslin mitch vogel. With steve mcqueen, sharon farrell, ruth white, michael constantine. Boon steve mcqueen brings lucius mitch vogel into the brothel run by miss reba ruth white then teases his favorite, corrie sharon farrell, in the reivers, 1971, from the william faulkner novel view the tcmdb entry for the reivers 1969. The reivers revolution in my soul 1970 by menchitty11. All the band members, to some degree, were involved in music in those intervening years. Pop beloved, the bands last record, was released on db in 1991. He inserts a kind of analysis and wisdom about growing up that can only come with the hindsight available with age. The reivers 1969 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. He is accompanied on his journey by an 11yearold boy named lucius played by mitch vogel, and the boys older second cousin ned played by rupert crosse. The yellow winton flyer aka the reivers 1969 steve mcqueen.
Border reivers were raiders along the angloscottish border from the late th century to the beginning of the 17th century. Bullitt 1968 san francisco car chase scene 410 movieclips duration. The reivers has long deserved a video version worthy of the film, and paramounts 16. I saw john williams very briefly on the street on london several years ago. Read the the reivers movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. Forget his big money movies, the one to see is cinderella liberty with james caan and marsha mason.
The reivers also known as the yellow winton flyer in the uk is a 1969 technicolor film in panavision starring steve mcqueen and directed by mark rydell based on the william faulkner novel the reivers, a reminiscence. David reivers is a popular hollywood producer, david reiverss previous film to hit the theatres was free style in the year 2008. Faulkner previously won this award for his book a fable, making him one of only four authors to be awarded it more than once. David reivers was born on november 24, 1962 in kingston, jamaica. Their heyday was in the last hundred years of their existence, during the time of the house of stuart in the kingdom of. The reivers 1969 pg 12251969 us comedy, drama 1h 46m user score. Louis bank robbery steve mcqueen, gangster movie in full length full classic movies. Reivers definition of reivers by the free dictionary. The reivers 1969 directed by mark rydell genres adventure subgenres americana, childhood drama, comingofage release date dec 25, 1969 usa unknown run time 111 min. Whenever anyone mentions reiver, noone hesitates to. John williams talents for both melody and orchestration were clearly evident in the 1969 adaptation of william faulkners period novel the reivers, starring steve mcqueen left, with mitch. The bravados classic western, full movie, gregory peck, english free full western films duration.