Matthew, a young schizophrenic, finds himself out on the street when a slumlord tears down his apartment building. Soon, he finds himself in even more dire straits, when he is threatened by Little Leroy, a thug who is one of the tough denizens of the Fort Washington Shelter for Men. He reaches out to Jerry, a streetwise combat veteran, who takes Matthew under his wing as a son. The relationship between these two men grows as they attempt to conquer the numbing isolation of homelessness.
Danny Glover
Jerry
Matt Dillon
Matthew
Rick Aviles
Rosario
Nina Siemaszko
Tamsen, la fille de Rosario
Ving Rhames
Little Leroy
Adam Trese
John
Joe Seneca
Spits
Bahni Turpin
Gloria
Kevin Corrigan
Peter
Brian Tarantina
Fred
The Saint of Fort Washington is a drama film released in 1993 exploring themes of new york city, schizophrenia, photographer, photography, homelessness. Directed by Tim Hunter, it stars Danny Glover, Matt Dillon, Rick Aviles. Matthew, a young schizophrenic, finds himself out on the street when a slumlord tears down his apartment building. Soon, he finds himself in even more dire straits, when he is threatened by Little Leroy, a thug who is one of the tough denizens of the Fort Washington Shelter for Men. He reaches out to Jerry, a streetwise combat veteran, who takes Matthew under his wing as a son. The relationship between these two men grows as they attempt to conquer the numbing isolation of homelessness.
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