The Legend of the Holy Drinker

Based On the book by Joseph Roth

The Legend of the Holy Drinker (Italian: La leggenda del santo bevitore) is a 1988 Italian film written and directed by Ermanno Olmi. The film won the Golden Lion at the 45th Venice Film Festival. It also won four David di Donatello Awards (for Best Film, Best Director, Best Cinematography and Best Editing) and two Silver Ribbons (for Best Director and Best Screenplay). The film was selected as the Italian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 61st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.

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Release date:

1988

Director:

Ermanno Olmi

Cast:

Rutger Hauer, Anthony Quayle, Dominique Pinon, Sandrine Dumas, Cécile Paoli

Genre:

Drama

Country:

France, Italy

Language:

Italian

Year page:

1988 in adaptations