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Riff-Raff is a 1991 British film directed by Ken Loach, starring Robert Carlyle and Ricky Tomlinson (the latter plays, and was in real life, a builder). It won the 1991 European Film Award Best Picture award. As with most Loach films, Riff-Raff is a realistic portrayal of modern Britain.
Riffraff is a 1936 American drama film directed by J. Walter Ruben and starring Jean Harlow, Spencer Tracy and Una Merkel. The screenplay was written by Frances Marion, Anita Loos and H. W. Hannaford.
Feb 12, 1993 · Riff-Raff: Directed by Ken Loach. With Robert Carlyle, Emer McCourt, Jim R. Coleman, George Moss. The story of construction-worker Stevie and his unemployed pop-singer girlfriend shows the living conditions of the British poor class.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Ken Loach
- 1993-02-12
Plot. Pat O'Brien and Anne Jeffreys. A cargo plane leaves Peru, bound for Panama with two passengers during a storm. When one of the two pilots goes to check on an opened door, Charles Hasso (Marc Krah) claims he tried but failed to prevent the other passenger from jumping to his death.
Mar 19, 1993 · The title character, the son of Italian-American immigrants, is able to move up in the world, just as Turturro has. "Riff-Raff" centers on a construction job in London, where 19th century housing, recently renting for very little, is being renovated into town homes for the rich.
An ex-convict (Robert Carlyle) from Glasgow becomes a construction worker in London and falls for a drifter (Emer McCourt) from Belfast.
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- Comedy
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Synopsis. Patrick 'Stevie' Logan (Robert Carlyle) is a Scottish-born "squatter" (homeless man) having just been released from prison who is sleeping on the rough streets in London, England. He seeks employment on a building site which is an abandoned housing estate being converted into a hospital.
