1988
6.6 (82 votes)
2h 8m
Genres
Drama
Production Companies
Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica
Aura Film
RAI
Aura Film
RAI
The Legend of the Holy Drinker (La leggenda del santo bevitore)
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.
Key Crew
Director: Ermanno Olmi
Writer: Tullio Kezich, Ermanno Olmi
Producer: Roberto Cicutto, Vincenzo Di Leo
Director of Photography: Dante Spinotti
