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Tales of Ordinary Madness(1981)
Status: Released
Date: 1981-09-11
61%
62 Votes
Time: 1h 41m
Overview:
Poet/lecturer Charles Serking awakens from his alcoholic haze long enough to take a bus back to L.A. and plunge into an orgy of drink and sexual depravity.
Languages: English.
Countries:
Italy,
France
ProductionCompanies:
23 Giugno
Ginis Films
Movie: Tales of Ordinary Madness
Top 10 Billed Cast
Ben Gazzara
Charles Serking
Ornella Muti
Cass
Susan Tyrrell
Vera
Tanya Lopert
Vicky
Roy Brocksmith
Barman
Katya Berger
Girl on Beach
Judith Drake
Widow
Video Trailer Tales of Ordinary Madness
Video: Charles Bukowski - Storie di ordinaria follia
Charles Bukowski - Storie di ordinaria follia
Storie di ordinaria follia, Marco Ferreri - Main theme (Philippe Sarde)
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