The Rowdyman

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The Rowdyman
Directed by Peter Carter
Produced by Lawrence Dane
Written by Gordon Pinsent
Starring Gordon Pinsent
Will Geer
Frank Converse
Linda Goranson
Music by Ben McPeek
Cinematography Edmund Long
Edited by Michael Manne
Distributed by Crawley Films
Release dates
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  • May 18, 1972 (1972-05-18) (Canada)
  • July 1973 (1973-07) (U.S.)
Running time
95 minutes
Country Canada
Language English
Budget $350,000 (est)

The Rowdyman is a comedy film with moralistic overtones, set in Newfoundland. It was written by and starred Gordon Pinsent, a native Newfoundlander. The film became a commercial hit and landed Pinsent a Canadian Film Award for Best Leading Actor.

The film is about Will Cole (Pinsent), a man in his thirties who sees no reason to take life seriously, but his antics bring pain and tragic consequences to his friends and family. He is sexually liberated and has sex with a stranger (Dawn Greenhalgh) on a train and his carelessness at work causes pain for his best friend and co-worker (Frank Converse).

The Rowdyman was filmed in Corner Brook and St. John's, and is regarded as one of the best films made about life in Newfoundland.

It was featured in the Canadian Cinema television series which aired on CBC Television in 1974.[1]

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