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.
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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
Jacques Pasternak
Ermanno Olmi
Director, Writer, Editor
Tullio Kezich
Writer
Joseph Roth
Novel
Mario Cecchi Gori
Executive Producer
Vittorio Cecchi Gori
Executive Producer
Roberto Cicutto
Producer
Vincenzo Di Leo
Producer
Dante Spinotti
Director of Photography
Paolo Cottignola
Editor
Fabio Olmi
Editor
Anne-Marie Marchand
Costume Design
Gianni Quaranta
Production Design
