
The Ruffian(1983)
The adventures of a group of friends who plan to recover crates full of gold from a fall in Canada.


Jim is a small child who lives in an inn run by his parents. The arrival of a strange captain to the Island they live will trouble his existence and tip him into an universe of adventures.

Vic Tayback
Silver

Martin Landau
The Captain

Anna Karina
Mother

Jean-Pierre Léaud
Midas

Sheila
Aunt Helen

Lou Castel
Doctor / Father

Jean-François Stévenin
Israel Hands (The Rat)

Yves Afonso
French Captain
Jeffrey Kime
Timothy (The Squire)
Michel Ferber
Crabb
Treasure Island is a drama, adventure film released in 1986. Directed by Raúl Ruiz, it stars Vic Tayback, Martin Landau, Anna Karina. Jim is a small child who lives in an inn run by his parents. The arrival of a strange captain to the Island they live will trouble his existence and tip him into an universe of adventures.
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