ASA 🎥📽🎬 The Reivers (1969) a film directed by Mark Rydell with Steve McQueen, Rupert Crosse, Mitch Vogel, Sharon Farrell, Ruth White

The Reivers (1969) Synopsis / Plot 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? Awards 1969: 2 Nominations for Oscar: Best Supporting Actor (Rupert Crosse), OST (Drama) 1969: 2 Nominations Golden Globes: Actor - Musical/Comedy (McQueen) and Supp. Actor (Vogel) 1969: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Nominated for Best Adapted Comedy Screenplay