The Legend of the Holy Drinker (1988)

Name: The Legend of the Holy Drinker
Genre: Drama
Released: 1988-09-02
Duration: 128 min
Cast: Rutger Hauer, Anthony Quayle, Sandrine Dumas, Dominique Pinon, Sophie Segalen

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.

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Released 1988-09-02 · 128 min · Drama

Directed by Ermanno Olmi

Cast

Rutger Hauer as Andreas Kartak
Anthony Quayle as Distinguished Gentleman
Sandrine Dumas as Gaby
Dominique Pinon as Wojtech
Sophie Segalen as Karoline
Jean-Maurice Chanet as Daniel Kanjak
Cécile Paoli as Fur Store Seller
Francesco Aldighieri as Policeman
Joseph De Medina as Fat Man
Françoise Pinkwasser as Inn Woman
Joséphine Lecaille as Fat man's wife
Maria Mazzocco as Tari-Bari Owner
Dalila Belatreche as Thérèse
Claude Kolton
Jacques Pasternak