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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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Italian 1
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1939 1
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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.
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