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The Ruffian on the Stair

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Joyce (Judy Cornwell), a fragile former prostitute, lives a life of quiet desperation with her "husband" Mike (Michael Bryant), a thuggish, zealously Catholic hitman who uses his van for "irregular contracts." Their stagnant domesticity is…

DirectorDavid Cunliffe
WriterJoe Orton
ProducerPeter Willes

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Cast · Directed by David Cunliffe

MBMichael Bryant
Michael Bryant
Mike
JCJudy Cornwell
Judy Cornwell
Joyce
BH
Billy Hamon
Wilson

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The Ruffian on the Stair hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around May 20, 1973. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.