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The Legend of the Holy Drinker (1988)

The Legend of the Holy Drinker (1988)

Drama
Release Date: 1988, September 2
Directors: Ermanno Olmi
Countries: France, Italy
Production: Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica, Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica, Aura Film, Aura Film, RAI, RAI
Cast: Rutger Hauer, Dominique Pinon, Anthony Quayle, Sandrine Dumas, Françoise Pinkwasser, Cécile Paoli, Sophie Segalen, Jean-Maurice Chanet, Francesco Aldighieri, Joseph De Medina, Joséphine Lecaille, Maria Mazzocco

Overview:

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.