The Reivers (1969)

Directed by

Mark Rydell

Genre

drama film, comedy film, comedy drama, coming-of-age film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 51m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 57 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young boy in 1900s Mississippi joins a local troublemaker and a family friend on an unauthorized road trip in a stolen yellow car. The trio heads to Memphis for a series of misadventures that teach the boy about life and responsibility.

nostalgicwarmlightheartedadventurousgentlewhimsicaleasygoingsun-drenched

What happens

The Reivers (also known as The Yellow Winton Flyer in the U.K.) is a 1969 Technicolor film in Panavision starring Steve McQueen and directed by Mark Rydell, based on the 1962 William Faulkner novel The Reivers, a Reminiscence. The supporting cast includes Sharon Farrell, Rupert Crosse, and Mitch Vogel, and Burgess Meredith as the narrator. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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