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The Legend of the Holy Drinker

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The Legend of the Holy Drinker is a 1988 Italian drama directed by Ermanno Olmi, adapted from Joseph Roth's 1939 novella of the same name and starring Rutger Hauer as Andreas, a homeless alcoholic in Paris who repeatedly resolves to repay a borrowed sum of money and repeatedly spends it on drink instead. The film won the Golden Lion for best film at the Venice Film Festival. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Classification
Original Language
Italian 1
Release Year
1988 2
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Created By

Ermanno Olmi, Figures
Source The Legend of the Holy Drinker (film) (Wikipedia)

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Film, Media Forms
Source The Legend of the Holy Drinker (film) (Wikipedia)
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Original Language

Italian

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Originated In

Netherlands

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1. The Legend of the Holy Drinker (Wikipedia)
  • The Legend of the Holy Drinker, Description, original language
    The Legend of the Holy Drinker is a 1988 Italian drama directed by Ermanno Olmi, adapted from Joseph Roth's 1939 novella of the same name and starring Rutger Hauer as Andreas, a homeless alcoholic in Paris who repeatedly resolves to repay a borrowed sum of money and repeatedly spends it on drink instead.
  • Infobox
    1939
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2. The Legend of the Holy Drinker (film) (Wikipedia)
  • Lead
    is a 1988 Italian film written and directed by Ermanno Olmi
  • Created By: Ermanno Olmi, Infobox: director
    Ermanno Olmi
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