---
title: 'Le Ruffian (1983)'
type: 'film'
director: 'José Giovanni'
released: '1983-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 108
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
  - 'Canada'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/le-ruffian-1983'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086214/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Le Ruffian (1983)

1983 · 108 min · Drama, Comedy, Action, Crime · France, Italy, Canada


## Synopsis

The Ruffian is a 1983 French-Canadian crime adventure film written and directed by José Giovanni and starring Lino Ventura, Bernard Giraudeau and Claudia Cardinale. It is based on Giovanni's 1969 novel Les Ruffian.

## Credits

- **Director:** [José Giovanni](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-giovanni)
- **Screenplay:** [José Giovanni](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-giovanni)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ennio Morricone](https://cinepixo.com/people/ennio-morricone)
- **Producer:** [Christian Fechner](https://cinepixo.com/people/christian-fechner)
- **Editor:** [Jacqueline Thiédot](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacqueline-thiedot), [Yves Chaput](https://cinepixo.com/people/yves-chaput)

## Cast

- [Lino Ventura](https://cinepixo.com/people/lino-ventura)
- [Claudia Cardinale](https://cinepixo.com/people/claudia-cardinale)
- [Pierre Frag](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-frag)
- [Bernard Giraudeau](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernard-giraudeau)
- [August Schellenberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/august-schellenberg)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/le-ruffian-1983
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