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The Legend of the Holy Drinker is a italien film of genre Drama directed by Ermanno Olmi released in france in DVD on 22 august 2023 with Rutger Hauer
The Legend of the Holy Drinker (1988)
La Leggenda del santo bevitore
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Add to a movie listRelease in DVD in france 22 august 2023
Length 2h7
Directed by Ermanno Olmi
OriginItalie
Genres Drama
Rating70%
The Legend of the Holy Drinker (Italian: La leggenda del santo bevitore) is a 1988 Italian film written and directed by Ermanno Olmi.
The film won the Golden Lion at the 45th edition of the Venice Film Festival. It also won four David di Donatello Awards (for best film, best director, Best cinematography and best editing) and two Silver Ribbons (for best director and best screenplay). The film was selected as the Italian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 61st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
It is based on the 1939 novella by the Austrian novelist, Joseph Roth.
Synopsis
A drunken homeless man (Rutger Hauer) in 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; the film depicts the man's constant frustrations as he attempts to do so.Actors
Rutger Hauer
(Andreas Kartak)
Anthony Quayle
(Distinguished Gentleman)
Dominique Pinon
(Wojtech)
Sandrine Dumas
(Gaby)
Cécile Paoli
(Fur store seller)
Françoise Pinkwasser
(Inn Woman)
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