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La Leggenda Del Santo Bevitore
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Synopsis
Italian director Ermanno Olmi serves up another tale of dignity amongst the "rabble" in Legend of the Holy Drinker. Rutger Hauer plays an alcoholic derelict who comes into a large sum of money. Though his benefactor is a human stranger, Hauer attributes his windfall to Santo Bevitor, or the "saint of drunkards." When Hauer tries to pay back the favor, he is constantly thwarted by society's "better" people. Distinguished by its long, portentous silent passages and by the consistently offbeat performances of stars Rutger Hauer and Anthony Quayle, The Legend of the Holy Drinker (originally La Leggenda del Santo Bevitor) is in the eyes of some observers superior to its source, a novel by Joseph Roth titled Die Legende des Helligen Trinkers. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide


Production Crew

Gianni Quaranta Art Director
Dante Spinotti Cinematographer
Igor Stravinsky Composer (Music Score)
Ermanno Olmi Director
Ermanno Olmi Editor
Fabio Olmi Editor
Paolo Cottignola Editor
Igor Stravinsky Featured Music
Roberto Cicutto Producer
Vincenzo de Leo Producer
Gianni Quaranta Production Designer
Jean-Jacques Caziot Production Designer
Ermanno Olmi Screenwriter
Tullio Kezich Screenwriter
Joseph Roth Short Story Author
Joseph Roth Short Story Author
Year: 1988
Runtime: 125
Country: France
MPAA Rating:
Category: Feature

Genre
Drama

Color type
Cinecitta color

Produced by
Aura Films
Cecchi Gori Distribuzione
Franco London Films
RAI 1
Tiger Cinematografica

Release
September 02, 1988 (Italy)
by Columbia Pictures Italia

Awards
1988 - Golden Lion - Venice International Film Festival