THE LEGEND OF THE HOLY DRINKER
by Ermanno Olmi
synopsis
An alcoholic homeless man is given two hundred francs by a stranger, who requests that when he can he will return the money to Saint Therese in the cathedral.
| international title: | The Legend of the Holy Drinker |
| original title: | La leggenda del santo bevitore |
| country: | Italy, France |
| year: | 1988 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Ermanno Olmi |
| film run: | 128' |
| release date: | IT 01/09/1988, SE 03/02/1989, FR 05/04/1989, UK 1989, ES 1990, PT 14/02/1992, DE 11/02/1996, DK 01/10/1999, CZ 02/04/2005 |
| screenplay: | Ermanno Olmi, Tullio Kezich |
| cast: | Rutger Hauer, Anthony Quayle |
| cinematography by: | Dante Spinotti |
| film editing: | Paolo Cottignola, Ermanno Olmi, Fabio Olmi |
| art director: | Gianni Quaranta |
| producer: | Roberto Cicutto |
| executive producer: | Mario Cecchi Gori, Vittorio Cecchi Gori |
| line producer: | Marcello Siene |
