The Legend of the Holy Drinker (1988)
1988 · 2h 8m · Drama
Genres: Drama
Andreas Kartak, a homeless man living under the bridges of Paris, is lent 200 francs by a stranger as long as he promises to repay it to a local church when he can afford to. Kartak is determined to pay back his debt but circumstances, and his alcoholism, forever intervene.
Director: Ermanno Olmi
Writers: Tullio Kezich, Ermanno Olmi, Joseph Roth
Music by: Igor Stravinsky
Cinematography: Dante Spinotti
Editor: Paolo Cottignola, Ermanno Olmi
Rated 6.6/10 by 89 viewers
Cast
Rutger Hauer as Andreas KartakAnthony Quayle as Distinguished GentlemanSandrine Dumas as GabyDominique Pinon as WojtechSophie Segalen as KarolineJean-Maurice Chanet as Daniel KanjakCécile Paoli as Fur Store SellerFrancesco Aldighieri as PolicemanJoseph De Medina as Fat ManFrançoise Pinkwasser as Inn WomanJoséphine Lecaille as Fat man's wifeMaria Mazzocco as Tari-Bari OwnerMore like this
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