The Ruffian (1983)

A sixty-year-old adventurer and an injured former race car driver assemble a team to find cases of gold buried in a river in Northern Canada.

Director: José Giovanni
Cast: Claudia Cardinale, Bernard Giraudeau, Lino Ventura, August Schellenberg, Béatrix Van Til, Danyl Wahayenni Martin, James Ernest Davis, Pierre Frag
Runtime: 01h 48m
Type: Movie

The Ruffian (1983)

A sixty-year-old adventurer and an injured former race car driver assemble a team to find cases of gold buried in a river in Northern Canada.

Director: José Giovanni
Cast: Claudia Cardinale, Bernard Giraudeau, Lino Ventura, August Schellenberg, Béatrix Van Til, Danyl Wahayenni Martin, James Ernest Davis, Pierre Frag
Runtime: 01h 48m
Type: Movie
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