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.
Cast
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
Unknown
Jacques Pasternak
Unknown
Stanislas Sobolak
Unknown
Vanic Gotoghian
Unknown
Jean Boissy
Unknown
Charline Lacas
Unknown
Raymond Fourmy
Unknown
André Morison
Unknown
René Voudon
Unknown
Françoise Le Goff
Unknown
Marie-Christine Grudzinski
Unknown
Liko and Lako
Unknown
Alma Semmoudi
Unknown
Yves Le Bail
Unknown
André Pierre
Unknown
Salomon Touitou
Unknown
Odina Renoir
Unknown
Alain Bodart
Unknown
Gilbert Flammang
Unknown
Jean-Michel Jammet
Unknown
Jacques Amiryan
Unknown
Fabio Bettini
Unknown
Freddie Hortemel
Unknown
Ahcenne Megriche
Unknown
Xavier Marty
Unknown
Robert Amory
Unknown
Pierre Du Bourguet
Unknown
Leon Feinman
Unknown
Bernard Leclerc
Unknown
Jacques Goumy
Unknown
Bachir Semmoudi
Unknown
Crew
Ermanno Olmi
Director, Writer, Editor
Tullio Kezich
Writer
Joseph Roth
Novel
Paolo Cottignola
Editor
Fabio Olmi
Editor
Dante Spinotti
Director of Photography
Mimmola Girosi
First Assistant Director
Françoise Gallo
Assistant Director, Casting
Piero Maccarinelli
Assistant Director, Casting
Barbara Melega
Assistant Director
Mario Cecchi Gori
Executive Producer
Vittorio Cecchi Gori
Executive Producer
Joëlle Picaud
Production Supervisor
Roberto Cicutto
Producer
Vincenzo Di Leo
Producer
André Djaoui
Co-Producer
Marcello Siene
Line Producer
Luc Guillermic
Production Assistant
Michael Menard
Production Assistant
Bertrand Quatrhomme
Production Assistant
Gianni Quaranta
Production Design
Enrico Lucidi
Camera Operator
Valerie Dupin
Assistant Camera
Marco Sacerdoti
Assistant Camera
Marie Hermet
Assistant Costume Designer
Anne-Marie Marchand
Costume Design
Francesco Arcuri
Hairstylist
Nadine Dumas
Hairstylist
Yasmine Bourbia
Makeup Artist
Annamaria Santolmasi
Makeup Artist
Georges Glon
Assistant Art Director
Romano Pampaloni
Sound Mixer
Alain Curvelier
Sound
Marco Gardani
Sound
Philippe Combes
Boom Operator
Stephane Van den Bergh
Boom Operator
Igor Stravinsky
Music
Charles Millot
Dialogue Coach
Jean-Jacques Caziot
Set Decoration
Philippe Turlure
Set Decoration
Jean-Pierre Nossereau
Set Decoration Buyer
Jean-Claude Perchet
Props
Pierre Sicre
Props
Jean Kerby
Still Photographer
Dominique Le Strat
Still Photographer
Dominique Maestracci
Still Photographer
Franca Invernizzi
Script Supervisor
Eric Caron
Electrician
Gino Chiappini
Electrician
Agostino Gorga
Electrician
Denis Moncel
Electrician
Mauro Pastorino
Electrician
Christian Weyers
Electrician
Bernard Caroff
Genetator Operator
Sandro Bolli
Key Grip
Armand Bonomi
Grip
Alain Borla
Grip
Eugène Delsuc
Grip
Mauro Diamanti
Grip
Marcello Mancini
Grip
Sergio Rossi
Grip
Alain Salmon
Grip
Bruno Angeletti
Gaffer
Arlette Danis
Production Manager
Myriem Khinouche
Tailor
Paola Cariani
Administration
Sandra Beauchard
Production Secretary
Martine Derda
Production Secretary
Giovanna Lai
Production Secretary
Giovanni Marolla
Production Secretary
