The Legend of the Holy Drinker [Blu-ray/DVD] [2 Discs]

Director: Ermanno Olmi Ermanno Olmi

Overview

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.

Product Details

Release Date:	09/26/2017
UPC:	0760137044987
Original Release:	1988
Rating:	NR
Source:	Arrow Video
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	2:07:00
Sales rank:	50,229

Special Features

Brand-new interview with actor Rutger Hauer, recorded exclusively for this release ; Interview with screenwriter Tullio Kezich

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Rutger Hauer	Andreas
Anthony Quayle	Gentleman
Sandrine Dumas	Gabby
Dominique Pinon	Woltech
Sophie Segalen	Karoline
Jean-Maurice Chanet	Kaniak
Francesco Aldighieri	Actor
Cecile Paoli	Actor
Igor Strawinsky	Musician

Technical Credits

Ermanno Olmi

Tullio Kezich

Ermanno Olmi	Director,Screenwriter
Tullio Kezich	Screenwriter
Roberto Cicutto	Producer
Vincenzo de Leo	Producer