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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)

AwardRecipientResult
Best Supporting ActorRupert CrosseNominated
Best Music - ScoringJohn WilliamsNominated
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A Revisionist View of “The Reivers”: Novel into Film

By Stephen Reginald on Apr 29, 2020 From Classic Movie Man

A 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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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.


[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!


Boon Hoggenbeck: Sometimes you have to say goodbye to the things you know and hello to the things you don't!


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Mitch Vogel broke a shoulder during the shooting.
Steve McQueen brought along with him, on locations, martial artist Bruce Lee.
Actor Charles Aidman was originally cast to play the role of Maury, but Lonny Chapman replaced him when Aidman was called in by CBS temporarily to replace Ross Martin on "The Wild, Wild West" (1965).
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