''The Ruffian'' (french: Le Ruffian) is a 1983 French-Canadian

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written and directed by

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and starring

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, Bernard Giraudeau and Claudia Cardinale.'' Le Nouvel Observateur''. Issues 947-964; Volume 947. It is based on Giovanni's 1969 novel ''Les Ruffian''.

Plot

The film follows Aldo, an adventurer who works at a gold mine in Canada. The mine is attacked by bandits, who kill everyone except Aldo and two First Nations people. They seek revenge by killing the bandits and stealing back their gold. Having suspicion of the two First Nations people, Aldo then proceeds to run off without them, but then loses the gold in a river. He drives to his home

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to recruit his friends John and Gérard, and his wife Éléonore, to help him retrieve the gold from the river. Menwhile, the two First Nations people whom Aldo betrayed seek to recover the gold as well.

Cast

as Aldo Sévenac * Bernard Giraudeau as Gérard Jackson * Claudia Cardinale as Catherine Hansen * Pierre Frag as John * Béatrix Van Til as Éléonore * August Schellenberg as Nelson Harting

References

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* 1980s adventure films 1980s crime films French adventure films French crime films Canadian adventure films Canadian crime drama films Films based on works by José Giovanni Films directed by José Giovanni Films scored by Ennio Morricone Films with screenplays by José Giovanni Treasure hunt films French-language Canadian films 1980s Canadian films 1980s French films {{1980s-France-film-stub