Movie Name: La Leggenda del Santo Bevitore Casting By: Rutger Hauer - Andreas Kartak Anthony Quayle - Distinguished Gentleman Released: 2 September, 1988 Genre: Drama Runtime: 127 mins Rating: Director(s): Ermanno Olmi Producer(s): Roberto Cicutto Writer(s): Tullio Kezich, Ermanno Olmi Distribution: U.S. Box Office: Country: Italy, France Language: English, French
Movie Review
La leggenda del santo bevitore ("The legend of the holy drinker") is a 1988 Italian film directed by Ermanno Olmi. It tells the story of a drunken homeless man (played by Rutger Hauer) in Paris who 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 constrant frustrations as he attempts to do so.
The film won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.
