The Legend of the Holy Drinker(Movie, 1988)

Name: The Legend of the Holy Drinker
Genre: Drama
Released: 1988
Duration: T02:7:00
Rating: 3.2

Original title: "La leggenda del santo bevitore" (Italian/IT)

2h 7min | Genre: Drama

Rating: 3.2/5 (with 36 votes)

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 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 of the same name by the Austrian novelist Joseph Roth. ()

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Awards & Nominations for The Legend of the Holy Drinker

David di Donatello for Best Film Golden Lion nominated for: David di Donatello for Best Director

About The Legend of the Holy Drinker

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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The Legend of the Holy Drinker (1988) - long bar scene(Clip, 13:24)

Additional Information

Production countries: France, Italy

Plays in: Paris

Based on: "The Legend of the Holy Drinker" (find it on Amazon)

Made by: Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica, RAI, Télémax, Aura Film

Original language: Italian (IT)

Spoken languages: French (FR), Italian (IT)

Translated into 11 languages: Bulgarian (BG), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 09/01/1988

Cast: Rutger Hauer, Anthony Quayle, Dominique Pinon, Sandrine Dumas, Cécile Paoli, Françoise Pinkwasser

Director: Ermanno Olmi

Producer: Mario Cecchi Gori, Vittorio Cecchi Gori

Screenwriter: Ermanno Olmi, Tullio Kezich

Film Editor: Paolo Cottignola

Director of Photography: Dante Spinotti

Composer: José Padilla

Production Designer: Gianni Quaranta

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"La légende du Saint Buveur"

"Легенда о святом пропойце"

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The Legend of the Holy Drinker(Movie, 1988)

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