Summary
La Leggenda del santo bevitore is an Italian-French film first released in 1988,
directed by Ermanno Olmi.
The film is based on a novel by Joseph Roth and stars Rutger Hauer, Anthony Quayle, Sandrine Dumas, Dominique Pinon and Sophie Segalen.
It has also been released under the title: La Légende du saint buveur.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Ermanno Olmi
- Script: Tullio Kezich, Ermanno Olmi, Joseph Roth (novel)
- Photo: Dante Spinotti
- Music: José Padilla
- Cast: Rutger Hauer (Andreas Kartak), Anthony Quayle (Distinguished Gentleman), Sandrine Dumas (Gaby), Dominique Pinon (Woitech), Sophie Segalen (Karoline), Cécile Paoli (Fur store seller), Jean-Maurice Chanet (Daniel Kanjak), Joseph De Medina (Fat man), Francesco Aldighieri (Policeman), Françoise Pinkwasser (Inn woman), Joséphine Lecaille (Fat man’s wife), Maria Mazzocco (Tari-Bari owner), Dalila Belatreche (Thérèse)
- Country: Italy / France
- Language: English / French
- Runtime: 127 min
- Aka: La Légende du saint buveur; The Legend of the Holy Drinker
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