The Reivers
1969·United States·101 min.
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An old man looks back 60 years to a road trip from rural Mississippi to Memphis, a horse race, and his own coming of age. Lucius's grandfather gets the first automobile in the area, a bright yellow Winton Flyer. While he's away, the plantation handyman, Boon Hogganbeck, conspires to borrow the car, taking Lucius with him. Stowed away is Ned, a mulatto and Lucius's putative cousin. The three head for Memphis, where Boon's sweetheart works in a whorehouse, where Ned trades the car for a racehorse, and where Lucius discovers the world of adults - from racism and vice to possibilities for honor and courage. Is there redemption for reivers, rascals, and rapscallions?
DirectorMark Rydell
MusicJohn Williams
CinematographyRichard Moore
CastSteve McQueen·Rupert Crosse·Mitch Vogel·Sharon Farrell·Ruth White·Michael Constantine·Clifton James·Juano Hernández·Lonny Chapman·Will Geer
Original titleThe Reivers