The Ruffian

The Ruffian is an adventure film set in the Canadian wilderness. After a gold mine is attacked by bandits, a worker named Aldo and two Indigenous men are the only survivors. Although they manage to defeat the attackers and seize crates of gold, the treasure is lost in the rapids of a river. Aldo later organizes an expedition with a group of friends and necessary equipment to return to the remote location and recover the sunken gold.

Directed and written by José Giovanni, the film follows his previous works The Pariah, Two Men in Town, and The Gypsy, and precedes My Friend the Traitor. The movie features a cast including Lino Ventura, Bernard Giraudeau, Claudia Cardinale, Pierre Frag, Béatrix Van Til, and August Schellenberg. Produced by Les Films Christian Fechner and Corporation Image M & M, it was a joint Canadian and French production with a budget of 5 million USD. Audience reception is moderately positive, with a 6/10 rating on IMDb from 1,000 votes and a 6.3/10 rating on TMDB based on 72 votes.