Andreas Kartak, a homeless man living under the bridges of Paris, is lent 200 francs by a stranger as long as he promises to repay it to a local church when he can afford to. Kartak is determined to pay back his debt but circumstances, and his alcoholism, forever intervene.
Directed by Ermanno Olmi
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Rutger Hauer
Andreas Kartak
Anthony Quayle
Distinguished Gentleman
Sandrine Dumas
Gaby
Dominique Pinon
Wojtech
Sophie Segalen
Karoline
Jean-Maurice Chanet
Daniel Kanjak
Cécile Paoli
Fur Store Seller
Francesco Aldighieri
Policeman
Joseph De Medina
Fat Man
Françoise Pinkwasser
Inn Woman
Joséphine Lecaille
Fat man's wife
Maria Mazzocco
Tari-Bari Owner
Dalila Belatreche
Thérèse
Claude Kolton
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