

The Reivers
Boon is a reiver (that's 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).
In turn-of-the-century Mississippi, an 11-year-old 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.
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- Language
- Italian
- based on novel or book
- mississippi river
- road trip
- coming of age
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalPG-1325 Dec 1969
BrazilBR
- Theatricale 141 Jan 1971
FranceFR
- Theatrical3 Apr 1970
- PhysicalDVD17 Nov 2005
- PhysicalBlu-Ray22 Jan 2025
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1613 Feb 1970
JapanJP
- TheatricalPG1220 Dec 1969
NetherlandsNL
- TV6SBS 623 Aug 2002
- Physical6DVD22 Sept 2005
PortugalPT
- Theatricale 142 Jan 1971
SwedenSE
- Theatrical1123 Jul 1970
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The Reivers was released on 20 December 1969.
Audience reviews
3- W6/10
Wuchak
11/7/2022
**_McQueen hams it up in Faulkner’s early 1900’s Southern misadventure_** In northern Mississippi, 1905, the first automobile is brought to town, a yellow Winton Flyer, bought by the patriarch of the McCaslin family (Will Geer). A likable rapscallion named Boon (Steve McQueen) talks the 11 year-old McCaslin grandson (Mitch Vogel) into going to Memphis in the “borrowed” vehicle for a few days while gramps is out of…
- C6/10
CinemaSerf
7/15/2025
This reminded me of one of those live-action films that Disney put out in the 1960s and 70s. A big star (Steve McQueen) is friends with a young lad (Mitch Vogel) and together with his cheeky friend “Ned” (Rupert Crosse) they “borrow” the bright yellow Lincoln motor car of his grandfather (Will Geer) and head off for some adventures. First things first, to Memphis they travel where “Boon” (McQ) is hoping to see his ga…
- C6/10
CinemaSerf
7/15/2025
This reminded me of one of those live-action films that Disney put out in the 1960s and 70s. A big star (Steve McQueen) is friends with a young lad (Mitch Vogel) and together with his cheeky friend “Ned” (Rupert Crosse) they “borrow” the bright yellow Lincoln motor car of his grandfather (Will Geer) and head off for some adventures. First things first, to Memphis they travel where “Boon” (McQ) is hoping to see his ga…
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