ComedyDrama
Theatrical December 25, 1969
The Reivers poster

The Reivers (1969)

The Reivers is a book-based movie adapted from "The Reivers" by William Faulkner. This Comedy/Drama film is a direct adaptation, and its release date is December 25, 1969.

The Source Material

The Reivers

Typescript Setting Copy

by William Faulkner

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Overview

One of Faulkner’s comic masterpieces, The Reivers is a picaresque that tells of three unlikely car thieves from rural Mississippi. Eleven-year-old Lucius Priest is persuaded by Boon Hogganbeck, one of his family’s retainers, to steal his grandfather’s car and…

About The Movie

Description

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.

Details

Title
The Reivers
Original Title
The Reivers
Original Language
EN
Genres
Comedy, Drama
US Theatrical
December 25, 1969 · Rated PG-13