The Reivers (1969) | |
| Director(s) | Mark Rydell |
| Producer(s) | Irving Ravetch, Robert E. Relyea (executive), Rick Rosenberg (associate) |
| Top Genres | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama |
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The Reivers (1969) was a Comedy - Drama Film directed by Mark Rydell and produced by Irving Ravetch, Robert E. Relyea and Rick Rosenberg.
Academy Awards 1969 --- Ceremony Number 42 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Supporting Actor | Rupert Crosse | Nominated |
| Best Music - Scoring | John Williams | Nominated |
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A Revisionist View of “The Reivers”: Novel into Film
By Stephen Reginald on Apr 29, 2020 From Classic Movie ManA Revisionist View of “The Reivers”: Novel into Film Carl Rollyson www.carlrollyson.com The Reivers (1962), William Faulkner’s final novel, casts a retrospective and ruminative eye on the history of Yoknapatawpha, his mythical county. Critics and biographers have called the ... Read full article
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Quotes from
[Boon giving directions to Ned on how to use the Winton Flyer]
Ned: Boon, when do you think I can have it?
Boon Hoggenbeck: String bean you so much to lay a hand on this automobile, I'll jump down your throat, and tap dance on your lungs!
Miss Reba: [to Boon] Why don't you take a nice cold bath, cool yourself down, then come back and show us how handsome you are.
Boon Hoggenbeck: [to Lucius before the horse race] You can be scared if you want to - you can't help that - but don't be afraid, son.
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Ned: Boon, when do you think I can have it?
Boon Hoggenbeck: String bean you so much to lay a hand on this automobile, I'll jump down your throat, and tap dance on your lungs!
Miss Reba: [to Boon] Why don't you take a nice cold bath, cool yourself down, then come back and show us how handsome you are.
Boon Hoggenbeck: [to Lucius before the horse race] You can be scared if you want to - you can't help that - but don't be afraid, son.
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Facts about
Will Geer and Juano Hernandez also co-starred in Intruder in the Dust, which was also based on a novel by William Faulkner.
Mitch Vogel broke a shoulder during the shooting.
The Winton Flyer was not a real automobile. It was created from scratch for this movie by Kenneth Howard, aka Von Dutch. The car was designed to resemble a typical vehicle from 1904, but built to withstand the rigors of filming. Steve McQueen called the car "the real star of the picture", and took possession of it after filming ended. It remained in his collection until his death in 1980.The actual car can now be seen in the Peterson Automotive Museum In Los Angeles.
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Mitch Vogel broke a shoulder during the shooting.
The Winton Flyer was not a real automobile. It was created from scratch for this movie by Kenneth Howard, aka Von Dutch. The car was designed to resemble a typical vehicle from 1904, but built to withstand the rigors of filming. Steve McQueen called the car "the real star of the picture", and took possession of it after filming ended. It remained in his collection until his death in 1980.The actual car can now be seen in the Peterson Automotive Museum In Los Angeles.
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